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Playing Got/Played Time Home Piano Hours Got/Had Got/Was

This flashcard tests the correct sequence of tenses. 'Got' is simple past for arriving. 'Had been playing' (past perfect continuous) indicates an action that was in progress for a duration before his arrival.

By the time he got home, she had been playing the piano for 2 hours.

Question By the time he … home, she … the piano for 2 hours.
Title 708
QType (0=kprim,1=mc,2=sc) 2
Q_1 got/had been playing
Q_2 got/played
Q_3 had got/played
Q_4 got/was playing
Answers 0 0 1 0

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