Past Perfect Continuous

UNIT 9

	Affirmative	Interrogative	Negative
I	I had been working.	Had I been working?	I hadn’t been working.
He	He had been working.	Had he been working?	He hadn’t been working.
She	She had been working.	Had she been working?	She hadn’t been working.
It	It had been working.	Had it been working?	It hadn’t been working.
We	We had been working.	Had we been working?	We hadn’t been working.
You	You had been working.	Had you been working?	You hadn’t been working.
They	They had been working.	Had they been working?	They hadn’t been working.

Exercise 105. Put the verb in brackets into the required tense form.

1. He (to read) his evening paper as usual when a friend of his called him on the telephone. 2. He (to read) before the fire for half an hour when the telephone rang. 3. When we went to see them last night, they (to play) chess; they said they (to play) since six o’clock. 4. She felt chilly after she (to swim) for an hour. 5. They told me that Ben still (to swim). 6. They (to play) football and did not hear their mother calling them from the window. 7. The boys were tired because they (to play) football. 8. We (to work) in silence for some time when John spoke. 9. He (to look) at the fire and (to think) of smth. 10. He (to look) three or five minutes at the fire and then turned his face to me; it was sad. 11. At last I found the book, which I (to look) for all day. 12. He asked me what I (to look) for. 13. When I entered the room Sir George (to talk) in a loud voice. 14. They told me Sir George just (to talk) about me. 15. Monty (to tremble) too in fits which shook his body from top to bottom. 16. She (to put) aside the book she (to read) and (to stand) up from the table

Exercise 106. Put the verb in brackets into the required tense form.

1. The woman (busy) herself with cooking, while the man (slice) bacon and (fire) the stove. 2. He was up before the sun on the last day. A gale from the west (blow) all night, making him wakeful. 3. It (be) a cold, harsh, winter day. There (be) snow some hours before, and it (lie), not deep, but hard-frozen on the ground. 4. He (try) to catch what they (say), but they (be) too far from him and (speak) in very low voices. 5. As the wet twilight (deepen), I (stop) in a solitary bridle-path, which I (pursue) an hour or more. 6. He (not/be) so much surprised to see me as I (expect). 7. I (go) to bed and (fall) asleep, when my guardian (knock) at the door of my room and (beg) me to get up directly. 8. I (have) a wash and brush-up before starting out to go to the luncheon Elliot (invite) me to, when they (ring) up from the reception to say that he (be) below. 9. Mrs. Edwin, who (listen) at the parlour door, (hasten) into the corridor in a breathless state. 10. Sara (be right) in her prediction. Madam Sharon’s face (be) a picture the next morning when she (find) out that Sara (go).

Exercise 107. Fill in the blanks with the correct past tense of the verbs given in brackets.

1. The watching children... a terrific bang, and as she... the whole house... (hear, land, shake). 2. Margaret... for him at the threshold of her room (wait). One corner of her mouth was drawn in a way he... well (know). 3. She soon... to live her life just exactly as she... it before (began, live). 4. A couple of days later I … what... (find out, happen). 5. Spunky... in the main hall, and... the apartment when Zack... the door (wait, enter, open). 6. He... a seersucker jacket in canary yellow with a bold blue check, and... a cigar the size of a small zeppelin (wear, smoke). 7.When he was sure that Colin... blowing his nose, Phillip... and... him for their chat almost with sincerity (finish, get up, thank). 8. She... home and... until late afternoon, and when she... she... all about the matter (go, sleep, wake, forget). 9. George and my wife... frequently for some time and it … pretty evident that they … an affair (meet, be, have). 10. But Jane... (not/listen). She... about all that... and wondering (think, happen). 11. A tall black guy who... beside a standard lamp for half an hour, trying to decide whether to buy it, … the thing section by section and... down each length of tubing, as if he’d lost something in there (stand, unscrew, peer). 12. He... round the crowded Common Room, which... to contain everybody he... or … ever … apart from his parents (look, seem, know, know). 13. However, my feeling … that Ron and Sid … what they... so the best thing to do … to let them get on with it (be, know, do, be). 14. He … in excellent condition, but he... for a long time and his heart... (be, run, thump).

Exercise 108. Put the verb in brackets into the required tense form.

1. Nobody (know) where Smith (go). 2. A girl who (stand) under the beech tree (come) up to us. 3. Mary (speak) to Mr. Goodfellow when I (see) her in the corridor this morning. 4. John (park) the car in the yard when a young man in black glasses (appear) from nowhere and (stand) before him. 5. He again (come) to the village where he (live) in his childhood. 6. While we (talk), there (come) a loud knock at the door. 7. He (look) into the drawing-room. The old man (sleep) peacefully in the armchair at the fire-place. 8. When their visitor (leave) John and his mother (stand) near the window. 9. When he (dress), he (go) downstairs and (write) a long letter to his parents. 10. She (welcome) her with a bright smile and (turn) back to the offensive dandelions she (fight) with. 11. While she (read) this notice, a middle-aged woman (appear) in the doorway. 12. When he (come) back to the conference room, he (see) that the situation (change). 13. Mrs. Collins (sit) at the table only five minutes when a car (come). 14. Their father (be) still silent, even when they (have) coffee. 15. The three (sit) down to the meal that Susan (prepare). 16. He (sit) thinking of his wife whom he (leave) alone in Europe. 17. They (look) over the accounts together and (find) where she (make) her mistake. 18. I (be) surprised at John’s failure because he (be) such a good student previously.

Exercise 109. Put the verb in brackets into the required tense form.

1. Where you (go) when I (meet) you in the street yesterday? – I (go) to tell the watchmaker that he (forget) to send my watch. 2. This, however, (enable) him to add some ideas which he (omit) in the first copy. 3. They (decide) to rebuild the church when they (find) that the cement used (begin) to crumble. 4. He (be) so ill that he (find) himself unable to complete the work he (begin). 5. She (turn) the light back on, (lie) on the sofa and (take) up the book she (read). 6. His secretary (take) the paper from the table where he (put) it, and (go) out. 7. It (be) nearly midnight when they (come) in from dinner, still laughing at something he (say) in the dining-room. 8. It (be) two o’clock. Eliza (be) suddenly thoroughly awake. She (sit) up in her bed and (circle) her knees with her arms. It (rain), the way it (rain) for days. 9. In his turn Julian (look) back at his son. He (want) to talk about many things that he (be) unable to talk about all these years. 10. She (be) at the station after all, standing just as he (imagine), apart from the others. 11. He (come) back on Saturday, as he (promise). They all (wait) for him in the sitting-room. When he (enter), everybody (rush) to him to embrace and hug him in greeting. 12. The state of his clothes indicated that he (play) football in the muddy field.

Exercise 110. Put the verb in brackets into the required tense form.

1. After I (to be) introduced to Rob Gordon, I (to ask) him if he ever (to be) married. 2. Anthony (to stand) smiling in the doorway. She (to know) that they just (to talk) of her. 3. They (not to go) far when the girl suddenly (to cry): “Why, we are in a garden!” Without knowing how, they (to enter) a large garden. 4. Early that morning, when we just (to leave) the house we (to meet) the man, that we (to look) for since Monday. 5. But still he (to sit) there motionless. He (to be) tired, he (to be) so very tired. It (to seem) to him that he (to be) tired for a very long time. 6. I (to find) that I (to be) too late to catch the London train. Hailing the first taxi that (to pass), I (to reach) the station at ten minutes to three, only two minutes after the train (to leave) it. 7. Tom, who (to talk) in a loud voice, (to turn) round sharply. 8. Mrs. Morse (to tell) me that he (to talk) about all the things that (to happen) to him in his long life. 9. It (to be) four o’clock when she (to hear) the sound she (to wait) for over an hour: the door at the bottom of the stairs (to creak). 10. It (to be) all so sudden that for a moment no one (to know) what (to happen). 11. She (to say) to herself all the way up from Kiev that she must have somebody to talk it over. 12. When I (to come) to see him I (to learn) that he (to die) in his sleep. 13. Tony (not to know) that the man they (to talk) about (to be) Michael’s friend. 14. The moon (to rise) now and the lake (to be) fully visible.

Exercise 111. Complete the following sentences according to the examples using Simple, continuous, perfect and perfect continuous forms.

Example 1a: I have packed my things... I have packed my things and I am ready to go. 2b: ... I am ready to go. I have packed my things and I am ready to go.

1. The teacher has corrected our papers.... 2. George has brought some interesting books.... 3.... so we must leave at once. 4.... we are going to write to them. 5. Now that we can resume our work.... 6. I have not received any letters from John.... 7. I have looked for my purse everywhere.... 8.... she looks worried. 9.... we’re going to visit the exhibition. 10. She’s locked the door and taken away the key.... 11.... we are waiting for him to return. 12. I have not seen Margaret for quite a long time....

Example 2a: Ann had finished her work and was watching TV (when we came). 2b: ... was watching TV. Ann had finished her work and was watching TV.

1.... was reading an article in the newspaper. 2. She had opened the window.... 3.... and was smoking a cigarette on the balcony. 4. He had repaired his bicycle.... 5. Susan had passed all her examinations.... 6. Father had drunk his coffee.... 7.... Jack had washed his hands.... 8.... and was staying with his relatives.

Example 3a: We had hardly reached home … (Hardly had we reached home)... We had hardly reached home when it began to rain. 3b :... when the telephone rang. I had hardly (barely) entered the room when the telephone rang.

1. Hardly had the visitors arrived... 2. We had hardly started the discussion... 3. They had barely finished their work... 4. No sooner had I left the house than... 5....when a storm broke out. 6....than he saw the note on the table. 7....when the train started. 8....when the curtain rose and the show began. 9....when the car stopped.

Example 4a: She had been working as a doctor for a year... She had been working as a doctor for a year when I met her. 4b :... when I first met her. She had been working as a doctor for a year when I first met her.

1. We had been walking in the forest for several hours.... 2.... when the clock struck twelve. 3. He had been sitting on the bank for quite a long while when.... 4. I had been learning German for two years when.... 5.... when we realized that it was very late. 6. The patient had been ill for two months when at last.... 7. The secretary had been working in the office for two hours when.... 8. George had been asleep for half an hour....

Exercise 112. Put the verb in brackets into the required tense form.

1. She paid for her ticket and... (leave). 2. I closed the door quietly because he... to sleep. (try) 3. How many times he... since he came to New York? (call) 4. I... about this for some time now. (know) 5. They... television – their favourite programme is on now. (watch) 6. I wanted to be the first to tell her the news, but I was too late. Someone... her. (already tell) 7. The children are filthy. Where they...? (be) 8. I’m going to bed. I... for hours and I’m tired. (work) 9. I think she’s the nicest person I... (meet). 10. Mary was cleaning the windscreen when she... a crack in the glass. (notice) 11. I couldn’t open the office door because someone... it. (lock) 12. I agree: I... you should apologize. (not/think) 13. When I phoned her, she... her homework. (do)

Exercise 113. Write the verbs in the correct tense:

1. Oh! You... a shave! You look very strange without your beard! (have) 2. I... military service for eighteen months. This is my last month. (do) 3. We... for about four hours when I realized that smth was wrong with one of the tyres. (travel) 4. Mary will be ready soon. She... a bath at the moment. (have) 5. Sorry, I..: could you say that again, please? (not/understand) 6. We... in the cafe until the rain stopped, and then went home. (stay) 7. There was nobody at the office. Mr. Brown... the staff to go home. (tell) 8. I signed the register and... upstairs to my room. (go) 9. He … in the garden for two hours (to work), but he... when he saw us. (stop) 10. I couldn’t drive to work for Mary... the car. (use) 11. How many times you... him since he went to Rome? (see) 12. They... I could hear them from my room. (argue) 13. I... him since he started working here. (never trust) 14. I’m worried. Why they... yet? (not/arrive) 15. They’re very angry. They... to see you for some hours. (try)

Exercise 114. Write the verbs in the correct tense:

1. It’s the most comfortable car I... (ever drive). 2. Peter was cleaning the flat and John... the dinner. (make) 3. I had a pleasant surprise when I got to my room: someone... some flowers there for me. (put) 4.... that we should tell him tomorrow? (you agree) 5. They couldn’t leave the studio when I called because they … (film). 6. I... the machine for some time when I realized that there was no ink in it. (use) 7. When he warned them about the police, they... the country. (leave) 8. Don’t make a noise: the children... to sleep. (try) 9. Oh! You... a new dress! (buy) 10. She... here for several years – four or five now, I think. (work) 11. We... in the sunshine for about twenty-five minutes when I suddenly felt sick. (sit) 12. He’ll be ready in a moment. He... his shoes. (clean) 13. I... listening to their complaints all day. One of these days I’ll tell them what I really think. (hate) 14. I... down on the bed and fell asleep. (lie)

Exercise 115. Translate into English:

1. Когда я пришла, он уже более 5 часов смотрел телевизор. 2. Когда она позвонила, Катя уже более 6 часов читала книгу. 3. К 6 часам они ехали поездом уже более 10 часов. 4. Я пришел в шесть, все давно уже ушли. 5. Когда ты прислала письмо, мы уже более 10 лет жили в Минске. 6. К тому времени, как ребенок уснул, мать уже более 2 часов готовила ужин. 7. Когда пришла мама, дети уже более часа делали домашнее задание. 8. Когда он вспомнил, они уже ушли. 9. Он позвонил им через несколько лет, они уже жили в Лондоне более 5 лет. 10. К восьми вечера она говорила по телефону уже более 3 часов. 11. Мы сидели там уже более 40 минут, когда зазвонил телефон. 12. К 5 часам мы говорили по телефону уже более 2 часов. 13. К восьми вечера мы уже ехали более 6 часов. 14. Мы шли под дождем уже 3 часа, когда увидели дом. 15. Он искал свои очки целый час, когда понял, что они были у него в кармане.

Exercise 116. Translate into English:

1. Он работал над этой проблемой уже несколько часов, когда это произошло. 2. Он сказал, что уже был в Париже. 3. Бедная женщина жаловалась, что у нее была куча проблем с ее сестрой. 4. Когда Петровы пришли домой, они увидели, что кто-то их ограбил. 5. Она уже помыла посуду, когда я пришел домой. 6. Она убирала квартиру целый час, когда мы пришли. 7. Я годами хотел что-то изменить, но не смог. 8. Я работал в школе в течение 3 лет, перед тем как я уехал в Лондон. 9. Чем больше вы проводите времени с ребенком, тем больше он вас любит. 10. Она сказала, что она работала весь вечер. 11. Том делал свое домашнее задание уже целый час, когда пришла его сестра. 12. Я думал, что ты проработала там более 5 часов. 13. К тому времени она уже училась в университете более трёх лет. 14. Он сказал, что работал над переводом более 3 часов. 15. Она закончила работу, перед тем как ушла. 16. Он ждал ее очень долго, когда она пришла.

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