Past perfect vs Past perfect continuous workshop

Name: Alejandro Loaiza Reina Course: Pre-Intermediate 9ª

1) Write the following sentences past perfect and past perfect continuous.

I/study/German
Past perfect Past perfect continuous
+ I had studied German + I had been studying German
- I had not studied German - I had not been studying
German
? Had I studied German? ? Had I been Studying German?
You/clean/the house
Past perfect Past perfect continuous
+ You had cleaned the house + You had been cleaning the
house
- You had not cleaned the - You had not been cleaning the
house house
? Had You cleaned the house? ? Had You been cleaning the
house?
She/open/ the window
Past perfect Past perfect continuous
+ She had opened the window + She had been opening the
window
- She had not opened the - She had not been opening the
window window
? Had She opened the window? ? Had She been opening the
window?
Mariana/ listen / to music
Past perfect Past perfect continuous
+ Mariana had listened to music + Mariana had been listening to
music
- Mariana had not listened to - Mariana had not been listening
music to music
? Had Mariana listened to ? Had Mariana been listening to
music? music?
He/ write / a book
Past perfect Past perfect continuous
+ He had written a book + He had been writing a book
- He had not written a book - He had not been writing a
book
? Had He written a book? ? Had He been writing a book?
Carol and Jim/ dancing/ in the disco
Past perfect Past perfect continuous
+ Carol and Jim had danced in + Carol and Jim had been
the disco dancing in the disco
- Carol and Jim had not danced - Carol and Jim had not been
in the disco dancing in the disco
? Had Carol and Jim danced in ? Had Carol and Jim been
the disco? dancing in the disco?
Oscar/ swim/ in the lake
Past perfect Past perfect continuous
+ Oscar had swum in the lake + Oscar had been swimming in
the lake
- Oscar had not swum in the - Oscar had not been swimming
lake in the lake
? Had Oscar swum in the lake? ? Had Oscar been swimming in
the lake?
Juan/run/ in the park
Past perfect Past perfect continuous
+ Juan had run in the park + Juan had been running in the
park
- Juan had not run in the park - Juan had not been running in
the park
? Had Juan run in the park? ? Had Juan been running in the
park?
Joseph/ ride/ his bike
Past perfect Past perfect continuous
+ Joseph had ridden his bike + Joseph had been riding his bike
- Joseph had not ridden his bike - Joseph had not been riding his
bike
? Had Joseph ridden his bike? ? Had Joseph been riding his
bike?
I/ visit/ my grandmother
Past perfect Past perfect continuous
+ I had visited my grandmother + I had been visiting my
 grandmother
- I had not visited my - I had not been visiting my
grandmother grandmother
? Had I visited my ? Had I been visiting my
grandmother? grandmother?
Rodrigo / buy/ a car
Past perfect Past perfect continuous
+ Rodrigo had bought a car + Rodrigo had been buying a car
- Rodrigo had not bought a car - Rodrigo had not been buying a
car
? Had Rodrigo bought a car? ? Had Rodrigo been buying a
car?
They/ read / the newspaper
Past perfect Past perfect continuous
+ They had read the newspaper + They had been reading the
newspaper
- They had not read the - They had not been reading the
newspaper newspaper
? Had They read the ? Had They been reading the
newspaper? newspaper?
Nicolas/ jump/ the rope
Past perfect Past perfect continuous
+ Nicolas had jumped the rope + Nicolas had been jumping the
rope
- Nicolas had not jumped the - Nicolas had not been jumping
rope the rope
? Had Nicolas jumped the rope? ? Had Nicolas been jumping the
rope?
Sara / take/ a picture
Past perfect Past perfect continuous
+ Sara had taken a picture + Sara had been taking a picture
- Sara had not taken a picture - Sara had not been taking a
picture
? Had Sara taken a picture? ? Had Sara been taking a
picture?
Daniela/ drink/ water
Past perfect Past perfect continuous
+ Daniela had drunk water + Daniela had been drinking
water
- Daniela had not drunk water - Daniela had not been drinking
water
? Had Daniela drunk water? ? Had Daniela been drinking
water?
Danilo/ hit/ a classmate
Past perfect Past perfect continuous
+ Danilo had hit a classmate + Danilo had been hitting a
classmate
- Danilo had not hit a classmate - Danilo had not been hitting a
classmate
? Had Danilo hit a classmate? ? Had Danilo been hitting a
classmate?
My brother/ drive/ the car
Past perfect Past perfect continuous
+ My brother had driven the car + My brother had been driving
the car
- My brother had not driven - My brother had not been
the car driving the car
? Had My brother driven the ? Had My brother been driving
car? the car?
Diana/ paint/ landscape
Past perfect Past perfect continuous
+ Diana had painted landscape + Diana had been painting
landscape
- Diana had not painted - Diana had not been painting
landscape landscape
? Had Diana painted landscape? ? Had Diana been painting
landscape?
Daniel/ watch/ a movie
Past perfect Past perfect continuous
+ Daniel had watched a movie + Daniel had been watching a
movie
- Daniel had not watched a - Daniel had not been watching
movie a movie
? Had Daniel watched a movie? ? Had Daniel been watching a
 movie?
We/ play/tennis
Past perfect Past perfect continuous
+ We had played tennis + We had been playing tennis
- We had not played tennis - We had not been playing
tennis
? Had We played tennis? ? Had We been playing tennis?