1️⃣Question 1
📖Situation:
By the time the movie started, Lucas was already exhausted. He had spent the whole afternoon preparing a presentation.
Which sentence is correct?
✅Correct Answer: He had been working all afternoon before the movie started.
💭Past Perfect Continuous emphasizes the duration and ongoing nature of the work before the movie started, explaining why he was exhausted.
2️⃣Question 2
📖Situation:
When Ana finally arrived at the station, the train had just left. She looked angry because she was standing there for a long time.
Which sentence is correct?
✅Correct Answer: She had been waiting for the train for 30 minutes before it left.
💭Past Perfect Continuous shows the duration of waiting before the train left, explaining her anger.
3️⃣Question 3
📖Situation:
Carla passed the exam easily. She started preparing two months earlier and studied a lot before the test.
Which sentence is correct?
✅Correct Answer: She had been studying for two months before the exam.
💭Past Perfect Continuous emphasizes the continuous preparation over two months before the exam, explaining her success.
4️⃣Question 4
📖Situation:
We finally got home at midnight. We were both wet and cold because it rained for hours.
Which sentence is correct?
✅Correct Answer: It had been raining for hours before we got home.
💭Past Perfect Continuous emphasizes the continuous rain over several hours before arriving home, explaining why they were wet and cold.
5️⃣Question 5
📖Situation:
João lost the match. He was tired because he trained hard all week.
Which sentence is correct?
✅Correct Answer: He had been training all week before the match.
💭Past Perfect Continuous emphasizes the continuous training throughout the week before the match, explaining his tiredness.
6️⃣Question 6
📖Situation:
When I saw Mariana, she looked very nervous. She practiced her speech for the whole morning.
Which sentence is correct?
✅Correct Answer: She had been practicing her speech all morning before I saw her.
💭Past Perfect Continuous emphasizes the continuous practice all morning before I saw her, explaining her nervousness.
7️⃣Question 7
📖Situation:
The ground was muddy. It rained all night long before we arrived.
Which sentence is correct?
✅Correct Answer: It had been raining all night before we arrived.
💭Past Perfect Continuous emphasizes the continuous rain throughout the night before arrival, explaining the muddy ground.
8️⃣Question 8
📖Situation:
I met Roberto in Canada. He already knew some English because he studied for years in Brazil.
Which sentence is correct?
✅Correct Answer: He had been studying English for years before he moved.
💭Past Perfect Continuous emphasizes the continuous study over many years before moving, explaining his English knowledge.
9️⃣Question 9
📖Situation:
When the teacher entered the classroom, the students were tired. They worked on a project for three hours.
Which sentence is correct?
✅Correct Answer: They had been working on a project for three hours before the teacher came.
💭Past Perfect Continuous emphasizes the continuous work for three hours before the teacher arrived, explaining their tiredness.
🔟Question 10
📖Situation:
She was sick last week. The doctor said she didn't sleep well for many nights.
Which sentence is correct?
✅Correct Answer: She had not been sleeping well for many nights before she got sick.
💭Negative Past Perfect Continuous emphasizes the ongoing lack of good sleep over many nights before getting sick, explaining the illness.
1️⃣1️⃣Question 11
📖Situation:
When we finally finished, it was midnight. We worked hard since the afternoon.
Which sentence is correct?
✅Correct Answer: We had been working since the afternoon before we finished.
💭Past Perfect Continuous with "since" emphasizes the continuous work from the afternoon until midnight.
1️⃣2️⃣Question 12
📖Situation:
My computer crashed. I used it for hours without a break.
Which sentence is correct?
✅Correct Answer: I had been using the computer for hours before it crashed.
💭Past Perfect Continuous emphasizes the continuous use for hours before the crash, explaining why it crashed.