Past Perfect
Past Perfect Continuous
Past Perfect or Past Perfect Continuous
Random Vocabulary
American Culture
100
She _____ already _____ the house when the phone rang.
a. had...left
b. had...arrived
c. hadn't...arrived
d. had...came
a. had...left
100
She __________ for hours before she finally took a break.
a. had been living
b. had been studying
c. hadn't been cooking
d. had been livid
b. had been studying
100
My friend and I _______ to the basketball game last night.
a. went
b. had gone
c. had been going
d. go
a. went
REMEMBER: The past perfect (had gone) is only used for two or more actions in the past.
100
Hint: Usually seen during Christmas.
(Christmas) wreath
100
What is the capital of California?
Sacramento
200
By the time we arrived at the theater, the movie _____ already _______.
a. hadn't...ended
b. had...started
c. had...seen
d. hadn't...been watched
b. had...started
200
They ________ in that house for ten years before they moved.
a. hadn't been living
b. had been lying
c. had been living
d. had been testing
c. had been living
200
By the time I got to the field, the game __________.
a. had already starting
b. had already started
c. had been starting
d. had gone
b. had already started
200
HINT: We use this when baking.
oven mitt
200
Which American artist is known as "the King of Pop"?
Michael Jackson
300
He ____ ________ his homework before his friends came over.
a. had transpired
b. hadn't passed
c. had finished
d. hadn't beginning
c. had finished
300
I ____________ for the bus for over 30 minutes when it finally arrived.
a. had been suing
b. had been waiting
c. hadn't been welding
d. had been crying
b. had been waiting
300
She ____________ at the company for five years when she realized she ____ never ______ a proper vacation.
a. had been worked...had...had
b. had been working...hadn't...been
c. had been working...had...taken
d. hadn't been working...had...taking
c. had been working...had...taken
300
HINT: The place underground where waste travels.
Sewer
300
Name 3 foods that Americans usually eat on Thanksgiving.
Turkey, stuffing, pumpkin pie, cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes, bread rolls, etc.
400
What is the structure for the past perfect?
When do we use the past perfect?
Structure: had/hadn't + past participle verb (verb-ed)
When to use: We use the past perfect for the 1st action completed in a series of past actions. The emphasis is on the completion of the action.
400
What is the structure for the past perfect continuous?
When do we use the past perfect continuous?
Structure: had/hadn't + been + verb-ing
When to use: We use the past perfect continuous to
say that an action started in the past and continued up to another specific point of time in the past. The emphasis is on the continuation of the action in the past, not the completion.
400
He _________ for months before he finally felt he _______ the technique.
a. had been training...had lost
b. had trained...had been mastering
c. had been training...had mastered
d. had been trained...mastered
c. had been training...had mastered
400
Ottoman
400
Which current NBA team was originally founded in San Diego?
San Diego Clippers
(Now the Los Angeles Clippers)
500
Give me one sentence using the past perfect in the negative (hadn't) and using an irregular past participle verb.
Example: I hadn't left for the party yet.
500
Give me one sentence using the past perfect continuous in the negative.
Example: We hadn't been doing our job until our boss arrived.
500
They ________ all day, and by evening, they _________ to take a break from each other.
a. had been arguing...had decide
b. had argued...had decided
c. had been arguing...decided
d. had been arguing...had decided
d. had been arguing...had decided
500
Explanation: What do you call this plant? (You kiss under this plant)
mistletoe
500
In which 4 states can you stand in one place and be standing in 4 different states at the same time?
Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah