We use the ____ to emphasize the completion of an event before another in the past.
SIMPLE PAST PERFECT
We We use the ____ to emphasize the duration of an action before another action in the past.
PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS
The kids were annoyed because it .......................................... the whole week. (RAIN)
HAD BEEN RAINING
Judith and Ray.................... online for months when they met in person.(TALK)
HAD BEEN TALKING
We .................... in line for 2 hours when the tickets sold out. (STAND)
HAD BEEN STANDING
Michael ......................... his bike when he broke his leg. (RIDE -negative)
HADN'T BEEN RIDING
................she.................... there for long when you moved to the neighborhood? (LIVE)
HAD SHE BEEN LIVING...
Mr. Grant ...................... as an accountant since he was 19 when he retired. (WORK)
HAD BEEN WORKING
...............they............... about taking a vacation before you talked to them? (THINK - negative)
HADN'T THEY BEEN THINKING..
James ......................before he got a cavity. (FLOSS - negative)
HADN'T BEEN FLOSSING
The guests ................before I got home. (LEAVE)
HAD LEFT
I traveled to America after I................ my visa. (GOT)
HAD GOTTEN
John ..................chapter one before he studied chapter two. (STUDY)
HAD STUDIED
I felt a little better after I ...................the medicine. (TAKE)
HAD TAKEN
I ...............English before I moved to New York. (STUDY)
HAD STUDIED
I didn't get well fast because I ............. my medicine. (TAKE - negative)
HADN'T TAKEN
