Past Continuous употребляется для выражения действия, совершавшегося в определенный момент в прошлом, а время Past Perfect Continuous употребляется для выражения продолженного действия, которое началось и закончилось до другого действия в прошлом и длилось в течение определенного периода времени.
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Таблица 8
When I looked out of the window the When I looked out of the window it
sun was shining but the ground was was raining. (Когда я выглянул в
wet. It had been raining, (в тот окно, дождь шел (именно в этот
момент, когда я выглянул в окно, момент)).
дождя не было, он шел до этого в
течение какого-то периода.
1. Answer the questions negatively and complete the statement with But... had been + the -ing form
Example: What were you doing when John came to see you? I wasn't doing anything but I had been writing letters before.
What were you doing while it rained yesterday? (walk in the park).
What were you doing when the vacation ended? (have a nice time)
What were you doing when I saw you last night? (watch TV)
What were you doing when the concert began? (get ready for the concert)
What was he doing when they called him up on the telephone? Do his Homework
Jim was on his hands and knees on the floor, he (look)... for his pen.
When I arrived she (wait)... for me. But she looked angry as she (wait)... for a very long time.
They still (walk)... when it started snowing.
The children looked tired. They (walk)... since early morning.
The magnificent car (wait)... at the door. It (wait)... for two hours.
The sun (shine)... all day long yesterday.
She (cry)... for a few minutes more before she could stop.
John (drive)... me car when the accident happened.
The sky (clear)... though it (rain)... stul.
10. The telephone (ring)... for a few minutes before somebody picked up the receiver.
We were good friends. We... (know) each other for a long time.
Mary was sitting on the ground. She was out of breath. She... (run).
When I arrived, everybody... (sit) round the table with their mouths full.
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They... (eat). 4. When I arrived, everybody... (sit) round the table and talking. Their mouths
were empty but their stomachs were full. They... (eat). 5.1 was sad when I sold my car. I... (have) it for a very long time.
Jim was on his hands and knees on the floor. He... (look) for his contact lens.
John gave up smoking two years ago. He... (smoke) for 30 years.
When I arrived, Kate... (wait) for me. She was rather annoyed with me because I was late and she... (wait) for a very long time.
We were tired at the end of the journey. We... (travel) for more than 24 hours.
10. It was very noisy next door. Our neighbours... (have) a party.
By the time we... (get) home, Sally... (prepare) a delicious meal.
The fanner... (take) a break because he ... (work) in the fields for hours and he was exhausted.
It... (be) the most beautiful dress she ... (ever/seen).
When I... (enter) the room, I... (notice) that someone... (draw) the curtains.
After he... (finish) packing his suitcases, he... (call) a taxi.
By the time Susan... (arrive) at the station, the train... (leave).
She ... (travel) through Europe for a year before she... (decide) to settle in Spain.
The room... (be) much cooler after she... (turn on) the air conditioning.
Teacher: It was midnight Tim was walking along the street.
Team 1 S1: Sudden he saw a beggar.
Team 2 S2: He was wearing an old dirty coat, etc.
1.1 had a dream last night....
It was about an old house....
ш the dream, I was walking along a corridor.... 4.1 had been there before, many years ago.
There was an open window and the floor was wet. ...
It had been raining earlier....
But it wasn't raining any more....
In the dream, I closed the window. ...
Then I woke up....
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We (talk)... for some time when the bell (ring)... .
That day the sun (shine)... since morning and the sky (be)... blue.
I (tell) him what I (do) ... and he (tell) ... me what he (do) ... in the last three months.
4. They (walk)... along the street for half an hour before they (see)... a cafe. 5.1 (have)... breakfast when the telephone (ring)...
How long you (know)... Mike before you (get married)...
She (cook)... dinner when her husband (return)... home.
She (cook)... dinner for half an hour when she (remember)... that she (run out)... of bread.
9. She (thank)... me for what I (do)... .
10. The family (watch)... TV when I (come)... home.
1. 'Are you going shopping tonight?' 'No, I... yesterday.'
A went В had gone С had been going
2. 'Did you see Nathan?'
'No, he... by the time I arrived at his house.' A was leaving В had been leaving С had left
3. The Chinese... printing.
A invented В have invented С had invented
The man sitting next to me was nervous because he... before. A hasn't flown В didn't fly С hadn't flown D wasn't flying
... a car when they were living in London?
A Had they В Did they have С were they having D Have they had
Ian ... in Scotland for ten years. Now he lives in London. A lived В was living С had lived
Tom ... his hand when he was cooking the dinner. A burnt В was burning С has burnt
It was a boring weekend. ... anything. AI didn't ВI don't СI didn't do
'Where is Scott?'
'He... on the phone when I saw him.' A was talking В talked С had talked
10. 'Did you enjoy your holiday?' 'Yes, we ... in a fabulous hotel.'
A have stayed В had stayed С stayed
1.1 saw Jim this morning. He ran / was running for the bus.
2. Keri was angry. She had been waiting / was waiting for Sarah for two hours.
3.1 was walking / had walked home when I saw Paul.
4.1 watched / was watching television when the telephone rang.
Jason had been thinking / had thought about his new car all day.
The little boy was crying because he had lost / was losing his mother.
7. Pam opened / had opened the present and read the card.
8. Graham had been working / was working for the company for twenty years before he retired.
9. Lucy wrote / had written a letter to her sister last night.
10. Sue was smiling / had smiled as she was reading Mary's letter.
1. Who... (invent) the bicycle?
2.1 was the last to leave the office. Everybody else... (go) home.
What... (you/do) last weekend? ... (you/go) away?
We decided not to go out because... (it/rain) quite hard.
A few days ago... (I/see) a man at a party whose face... (be) very familiar. At first I couldn't think where... (Usee) him before. Then suddenly ... (I/remember) who... (it/be).
6. A:... (you/arrive) at the theatre in time for the play last night?
B: No, we were late. By the time we got there,... (it/already/start). 7.1 went to John's room and... (knock) on the door but there... (be) no answer. Either... (he/go) out or... (he/not/want) to see anyone.
Angela asked me how to use the photocopier. ... (she/never/use) it before, so ... (she/not/know) what to do.
Mary... (go) for a swim after work yesterday. ... (she/need) some exercise because ... (she/sit) in an office all day in front of a computer.
6. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense.
1. A: Why was Tim so tired last night? B: Oh, he... (work) hard last night.
A: I... (go) to the cinema last night. B: Really? What... (you/see)?
A: Did you have enough to eat at the party? B: Yes. Sarah... (make) a lot of food.
A: What... (you / do) at eight o'clock last night? B: I... (watch) television.
5. A: Colin! Look at yourself! You are filthy! B: I know. I... (repair) my motorbike.
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6. A: I... (do) something really silly yesterday. B: Really, what?
A: I... (get) up and ... (set off) for work as usual. I... (drive) for an hour before I... (realize) it was Sunday.
7. Put the verb in the correct form, past simple, past continuous, past perfect past perfect continuous.
1. Yesterday afternoon Mary... (go) to the station to meet Paul. When she... (get) there, Paul... (already/ wait) for her. His train... (arrive) early.
2.1... (meet) George and Linda yesterday as I... (walk) through the park. They... (be) to the Sports Centre where they... (play) tennis. They... (go) a cafe for a drink and... (invite) me to join them but I... (arrange) to meet a friend and... (not/ have) time.
3. Mary had to go to New York last week, but she almost... (miss) the plane. She... (stand) in the queue at the check-in desk when she suddenly... (realize) that she... (leave) her passport at home. Fortunately, she doesn't live very far from the airport, so she... (have) time to take a taxi home to get it. She... (get) back to the airport just in time for her flight
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Введение----------------------------------------------------------------------------3
I. Past Simple 4
Past Simple versus Present Perfect-------------------------------------------------8
П. Past Continuous 10
Ш. Past Perfect 18
IV. Past Perfect Continuous 22
Past Perfect Continuous and Past Continuous 25
V. Revision 27
Библиографический список 31
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