For intermediate - advanced levels.
Past perfect simple and continuous exercises
Learn the difference between the past perfect simple and past perfect continuous.
PDF worksheets with answers:
(PDF) Past perfect simple vs continuous 1 + Key 1
Complete sentences with verbs in brackets:
- I had to have a break. I ___ so long. (drive)
- Before we parked our car we __ the ticket. (collect)
(PDF) Past perfect simple vs continuous 2 + Key 2
Use the words in brackets to answer questions:
- A: When did they finish the house?
- B: ___ . (after - build it for a year)
(PDF) Past perfect simple vs continuous 3 + Key 3
Rewrite sentences and keep the same meaning:
- After finishing his drink he got up.
- After he ___ his drink he got up.
(PDF) Past perfect simple vs continuous 4 + Key 4
Choose correct expressions and write answers:
(try to get Jill on the phone, go to a wrong departure lounge, forget the map)
- Why did you miss the plane?
- Because ___ .
(PDF) Past perfect simple vs continuous 5 + Key 5
Find mistakes and correct them:
- Before that I had never been seeing a ghost.
- ___ .
More PDF worksheets:
Past perfect simple exercises PDF Practise the simple form.
Past perfect continuous exercises PDF Learn the continuous form.
PDF grammar rules:
English tenses PDF PDF grammar rules with examples on all English tenses.
All these exercises and grammar rules are intended for pre-intermediate - advanced students of English as a second language.