1) ............ (they/play) video games all afternoon before dinner? a) Had they been playing b) Have they been playing 2) Which sentence uses the PPC to express cause and consequence? a) She had been working hard, so she felt exhausted. b) She worked hard, so she felt exhausted. c) She has been working hard, so she feels exhausted. 3) Pepita ............(cook) for an hour before her guests arrived. a) had been cooking b) have been cooking c) cooked 4) Identify the reason for using the PPC in this sentence: She had been crying, so her eyes were red. a) To describe an action that happened after another event. b) To emphasize the sequence of events in the future. c) To explain the cause of a present situation. 5) He ........... (exercise) before the competition, so he felt unprepared. a) has not been exercising b) had not been exercising 6) Which sentence correctly emphasizes the duration of an activity? a) I have been living in Paris for two years before moving to London. b) I had been living in Paris for two years before I moved to London c) I lived in Paris for two years before I moved to London.

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