This card teaches the correct sequence of past tenses: Past Simple for a completed action ('came') and Past Perfect Continuous to emphasize the duration of a prior action ('had been driving').
This flashcard teaches the use of the Past Simple ('came') for a completed action and the Past Perfect Continuous ('had been driving') to emphasize the duration of an action leading up to that past event.
| Task | Jake ______ (to come) home totally exhausted. He _______ (to drive) all day long. |
|---|---|
| Answer | 3 |
| a | came / had driven |
| b | had come / had driven |
| c | came / had been driving |
| d | came / was driving |
| comment | 1. We use the Past Simple for short complete actions in the past - he came home. 2. The most appropriate tense for the second part is, the Past Perfect Continuous - because we certainly want to emphasize the process, not the result. |
| topic | past tenses |
| level | 2 |
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