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PAST PERFECT PRACTICE - ANSWERS
Write sentences in the correct form of past perfect (simple or continuous), possibly with past
simple/continuous
1 They had been waiting [for] 2 hours by the time we arrived.
2 I went to the supermarket. Then I realized I had left my shopping list on the fridge door.
3 Why did he feel ill? (OR: Why was he feeling ill?) Had he eaten something bad?
(direct result = simple)
4 Why did he cry? (OR: Why was he crying?) Had he been arguing with his sister? (OR: Had he
argued?)
5 My feet were hurting (long situation), because I had walked a long way (“Long way” is finite,
even though it’s not specific)
6 He arrived home and saw the damage. A thief had stolen his TV and broken his guitar.
7 I returned home because I was hungry. I hadn’t eaten since breakfast.
8 I finished the marathon in 3 hours. I had trained so hard for it. (finished result)
I had been training so hard for it. (continued action)
9 He had a long beard because he hadn’t shaved for 3 years (Continuous isn’t possible
because you can’t repeat “no action”)
10 He had a large collection of stamps. He had been collecting them since 1985.
11 The policeman fined the driver because she had been drinking alcohol. (non-finite action at
some point before that time. Could be repeated, or a long action.)
Compare to: It wasn’t my first hangover. I had drunk alcohol before. (This is an experience)
12 I gave up learning English. I had taken many courses but I hadn’t been doing my homework.
(Suggests a repeated or continuous bad habit. “I hadn’t done my homework” would mean
one homework, but there were many courses. So continuous is correct, not simple.
However, “I hadn’t done ANY homework” would be okay because it none at all – a negative
of an action verb for a result)
ADVICE: In this grammar there are sometimes (not always) only very slight changes in
meaning between continuous and simple. So don’t get too worried ☺](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/34835280-answers-3-past-perfect-extra-practice-220421092242/95/34835280-answers-3-past-perfect-extra-practice-pdf-1-638.jpg)
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- 1. https://www.udemy.com/course/english-grammar-b1-b2-and-c1-levels/?referralCode=0D8CD2023DF5A9EB951C PAST PERFECT PRACTICE - ANSWERS Write sentences in the correct form of past perfect (simple or continuous), possibly with past simple/continuous 1 They had been waiting [for] 2 hours by the time we arrived. 2 I went to the supermarket. Then I realized I had left my shopping list on the fridge door. 3 Why did he feel ill? (OR: Why was he feeling ill?) Had he eaten something bad? (direct result = simple) 4 Why did he cry? (OR: Why was he crying?) Had he been arguing with his sister? (OR: Had he argued?) 5 My feet were hurting (long situation), because I had walked a long way (“Long way” is finite, even though it’s not specific) 6 He arrived home and saw the damage. A thief had stolen his TV and broken his guitar. 7 I returned home because I was hungry. I hadn’t eaten since breakfast. 8 I finished the marathon in 3 hours. I had trained so hard for it. (finished result) I had been training so hard for it. (continued action) 9 He had a long beard because he hadn’t shaved for 3 years (Continuous isn’t possible because you can’t repeat “no action”) 10 He had a large collection of stamps. He had been collecting them since 1985. 11 The policeman fined the driver because she had been drinking alcohol. (non-finite action at some point before that time. Could be repeated, or a long action.) Compare to: It wasn’t my first hangover. I had drunk alcohol before. (This is an experience) 12 I gave up learning English. I had taken many courses but I hadn’t been doing my homework. (Suggests a repeated or continuous bad habit. “I hadn’t done my homework” would mean one homework, but there were many courses. So continuous is correct, not simple. However, “I hadn’t done ANY homework” would be okay because it none at all – a negative of an action verb for a result) ADVICE: In this grammar there are sometimes (not always) only very slight changes in meaning between continuous and simple. So don’t get too worried ☺