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Came/Had Driven Driving Father Home Totally Exhausted Day

This flashcard tests the correct sequence of tenses. 'Came' is simple past for the arrival. 'Had been driving' (past perfect continuous) explains the reason for his exhaustion, indicating an action that continued throughout the day before his arrival.

My father came home totally exhausted. He had been driving all day long.

Question My father … home totally exhausted. He … all day long.
Title 709
QType (0=kprim,1=mc,2=sc) 2
Q_1 came/had driven
Q_2 had come/had driven
Q_3 came/had been driving
Q_4 came/was driving
Answers 1 0 0 0

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