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Which tense is used to describe an action that was completed before another past action?
Which tense is used to describe an action that was completed before another past action?
- Past perfect continuous
- Past perfect (correct)
- Simple past
- Past continuous
How is the past perfect continuous tense formed?
How is the past perfect continuous tense formed?
- Had + past participle
- Was/were + present participle
- Was/were + past participle
- Had been + present participle (correct)
Which tense would be used in the sentence: 'She ___ her book before the movie started.'?
Which tense would be used in the sentence: 'She ___ her book before the movie started.'?
- was reading
- had been reading
- had read (correct)
- read
Identify the tense in the following sentence: 'They were watching TV when the power went out.'
Identify the tense in the following sentence: 'They were watching TV when the power went out.'
Which of the following is NOT an example of an irregular verb in the simple past tense?
Which of the following is NOT an example of an irregular verb in the simple past tense?
In the sentence 'She ___ for three hours before the exam,' which tense correctly completes the blank?
In the sentence 'She ___ for three hours before the exam,' which tense correctly completes the blank?
Which tense is used in the following sentence: 'The train ___ before we arrived at the station.'?
Which tense is used in the following sentence: 'The train ___ before we arrived at the station.'?
Identify the tense in the sentence: 'They ___ the movie for over an hour when the fire alarm went off.'
Identify the tense in the sentence: 'They ___ the movie for over an hour when the fire alarm went off.'
Which tense is used in the following sentence: 'He ___ his homework before going to bed.'?
Which tense is used in the following sentence: 'He ___ his homework before going to bed.'?
In the sentence 'They ___ for the bus when it started raining,' which tense correctly completes the blank?
In the sentence 'They ___ for the bus when it started raining,' which tense correctly completes the blank?
