To complete the sentences, you need to choose the correct form of the past perfect simple or past perfect continuous for the verbs provided. Here's an explanation for each sentence:
When he got married, I had known Chris for about two years.
- In this sentence, "had known" is used because the action of knowing Chris was completed before another past action (getting married).
Jermija had been getting ready for the race for six months and finally the big moment came.
- Here, "had been getting" is used to emphasize the continuous nature of the preparation over a period of time before the race occurred.
Vivian hadn't been having computer lessons for very long, so she wasn’t sure how to use the Internet.
- The past perfect continuous "hadn't been having" highlights that the action of taking computer lessons had been happening for a short, unspecified period before the moment in question.
Holly hadn't eaten oysters before, so she wasn’t sure what to do with them.
- "Hadn't eaten" is appropriate here as it indicates that the experience of eating oysters had not occurred at any time before the moment mentioned.
I had been listening to my new CD for a few minutes when the CD player started making a funny noise.
- The past perfect continuous "had been listening" is used to show that the action of listening was ongoing for a duration of time before the CD player started acting up.
Each of these sentences uses the past perfect simple or past perfect continuous to establish a clear sequence of events or to indicate the duration of an activity before another past event.
