Past perfect simple
Is the following sentence written in the Past Perfect Simple?
I washed the floor when the painter had gone.
Yes!
Past Perfect Simple = Had + past particle.
An action occurred before another action in the past.
Is the following sentence written in the Past perfect simple?
I have been waiting for you for two hours!
No!
This sentence was written in the "Present Perfect Progressive".
Is the following sentence written in the Past Perfect Simple?
My friends hadn’t ever gone to France.
Past Simple Perfect = Had + past particle.
Is this sentence written in the 'Past Perfect Continuous'?
The sun was shining and the birds were singing.
Nope.
This sentence was written in the Past Continuous.
Is the following description of the Past Perfect Simple correct?
"The past perfect simple is used to describe one action that happened in the past."
No!
The correct description of the Past Perfect Simple is:
The past perfect simple is used to describe one action that happened before another action in the past.
Is the following description about the Past Perfect Continuous correct?
The past perfect continuous is used to describe an action that started in the past and was still in progress when a second action started.
Yes!
The past perfect progressive (continuous) is used to describe an action that started in the past and was still in progress when a second action started.
Both actions began and ended in the past.
Had been + Past particle
Nope,
It's Had + Past particle
Is the following statement about the Past Perfect Continuous true?
The past perfect continuous describes actions or events in a time before now, which began in the past and is still going on at the time of speaking.
Nope, this statement is about the Past Continuous, not the Past Perfect Continuous.
"The past continuous describes actions or events in a time before now, which began in the past and is still going on at the time of speaking. "
Fill in the blank (Past Perfect Simple)
Michael didn’t want to see the movie because he _______ the book yet. (not read)
Michael didn’t want to see the movie because he hadn't read the book yet.
Fill in the blanks (Past Perfect Continuous)
Saleem ______ chess for several years before he _______ his first tournament (study/enter)
Saleem had been studying chess for several years before he entered his first tournament.
Fill in the blank (Past Perfect Simple)
After the company _____Joe, he began to work on his first project. (hire)
After the company had hired Joe, he began to work on his first project.
Fill in the blank (Past Perfect Continuous)
Mario _______ well before the exam. (not feel)
Mario hadn't been feeling well before the exam.
Fill in the Blanks
Bill __________ for years before he finally _______. (smoke/ quit)
_______ Sara ever _______to London by herself before then? (drive)
Bill had smoked for years before he finally quit.
Fill in the blank (Past Perfect Continuous)
______ you _______ a long time when you ______? (jog / faint)
Our forces _______ in that area until two weeks before then. (not fight)
Is the following statement correct? If the sentence is correct you don't have to do anything. If it isn't you have to correct the statement in order to receive the points.
You can use "after, as soon as, the moment that, until" before using the past perfect simple.
This statement is correct!
Is the following statement correct? If the sentence is correct you don't have to do anything. If it isn't you have to correct the statement in order to receive the points.
In the Past Perfect Simple, you add -ing to most verbs. Ex. play > playing, cry > crying, bark > barking
Nope, but you do use it in the Past Perfect Continuous.