Время Past Perfect Continuous указывает на действие, которое началось в прошлом, продолжалось в течение некоторого времени и либо закончилось непосредственно перед неким моментом в прошлом, либо все еще не закончилось к некоему моменту в прошлом.
I had been typing this text for 2 hours and then found it on the Internet.
Я набирал этот текст два часа, а потом нашел его в Интернете.
I had been waiting for his airplane for 2 hours when it was announced about its delay.
Я ждал его самолет уже два часа, когда объявили об его задержке.
Образование Past Perfect Continuous
Утвердительные предложения:
| I had been playing | We had been playing |
| You had been playing | You had been playing |
| He / she / it had been playing | They had been playing |
Вопросительные предложения:
| Had I been playing? | Had we been playing? |
| Had you been playing? | Had you been playing? |
| Had he / she / been playing? | Had they been playing? |
Отрицательные предложения:
| I had not been playing | We had not been playing |
| You had not been playing | You had not been playing |
| He / she / it had not been playing | They had not been playing |
Для того чтобы поставить глагол в форму времени Past Perfect Continuous требуется вспомогательный глагол to be во времени Past Perfect и смысловой глагол с суффиксом –ing.
To be во времени Past Perfect имеет форму had been.
В вопросительном предложении вспомогательный глагол had выносится на место перед подлежащим, а остальная часть сказуемого располагается после него:
I saw many puddles. Had it been raining?
Я видел много луж. Шел дождь?
В отрицательных предложениях за вспомогательным глаголом had следует отрицательная частица not:
Of course he did not want to sleep! He had not been working like a horse all the week.
Разумеется, ему не хотелось спать! Он-то не работал как вол всю неделю.
Случаи употребления Past Perfect Continuous:
· Действие, которое началось в прошлом, продолжалось в течение некоторого времени и закончилось непосредственно перед определенным моментом в прошлом:
We had been working hard and managed to finish the project in time.
Мы упорно работали и смогли завершить проект вовремя.
· Действие, которое началось в прошлом, продолжалось в течение некоторого времени и все еще продолжалось в определенный момент в прошлом:
Her voice started to tremble. I did not realize what a hard time she had been having.
Ее голос задрожал. Я и не представлял, как тяжело ей приходилось.
Past Simple
1. There isn’t a cloud in the sky, but it (be) cloudy in the morning.
2. Mrs. Clay usually finishes her work at half past three, but she (finish) it later yesterday afternoon.
3. Every day I help my Mom about the house, but last week I (be) very busy with my exam. So I (not/help) her much.
4. Tom isn’t playing tennis tomorrow afternoon, he (not/play) tennis yesterday.
5. We generally have lunch at 12.30, but yesterday we (have lunch) later.
6. Now my brother smokes a lot, but he (not/ smoke) before.
7. The Frasers live in four-room apartment, but last year they (live) in a small house in the country.
8. How you (cut) your finger?
9. Jack (try) to remember what he had done last April.
10. Looking through the paper, the teacher (find) several mistakes.
11. He (meet) Mary and (fall) in love with her at first sight.
12. When you (write) to your parents last time?
13. Don’t worry about your letter. I (send) it the day before yesterday.
14. When I was a child, I (always/be) late for school.
15. My husband (work) in the bank for three years since 1990 to 1993.
16. I (get) to the market myself last time, but now I don’t remember how to get there.
17. Helen (prefer) tea to coffee.
18. Yesterday Mr. Watson (drink) too much at the party.
19. We (not/have) a holiday last year.
20. When Jill (finish) school?
21. I (study) well at school.
22. Edward (make) up his mind to escape from prison.
23. Julius Caesar (found) the Tower of London.
24. Ten minutes ago I (hear) a strange noise.
25. I walked quickly because I (feel) cold.
26. Five years ago my Dad (sell) his farm and (buy) a business in a small town.
27. As soon as the bus (stop), Jill (get off).
28. Three weeks later I (leave) for Moscow.
29. I sleep well, but last night I (not sleep) at all.
30. It seemed impossible for him to win, but he (win).
Past Continuous
1. When I arrived, Tom (lie) on the sofa and (speak) over the phone.
2. The police caught Dan when he (rob) a shop.
3. He couldn't speak because he (die) of laugh.
4. - What you (do) between one and two? I phoned you several times. - I (play) the piano and heard nothing.
5. When I got up that morning, the sun (shine) brightly and the birds (sing).
6. When you rang me yesterday, I (have) a bath.
7. Somebody stole the money from the Dad's pocket while he (sleep).
8. I (sit) by the window when I heard the noise.
9. It (rain) cats and dogs as I (walk) towards their house.
10. Just as Tom (cross) the street, a car came round the corner.
11. I glanced at Mary who (still/shiver) from cold.
12. At six o'clock I (wait) for Jennie at the station.
13. On coming up to the house I saw a man who (try) to unlock the door by force.
14. The student (reply) to the question when the headmistress came in.
Past Continuous/Past Simple
1. I saw a light in your window as I (pass) by.
a) passed b) was passing
2. Yesterday as I was walking down Cherry Lane, I (meet) Thomas, an old friend of mine.
a) met b) was meeting
3. Liz's elder brother said that he (go) to enter Leeds University.
a) went b) was going
4. While my son (wait) for my call, somebody knocked at the door.
a) waited b) was waiting
5. We (just/talk) about him when he suddenly (come) in.
a) just talked b) were just talking a) came in b) was coming in
6. Yesterday while Dad (shave), he (cut) himself slightly.
a) shaved b) was shaving
a) cut b) was cutting
7. They (quarrel) while they (wash) their car.
a) quarreled b) were quarreling a) washed b) were washing
Past Perfect
1) Jill was afraid she (forget) her key at home, but she found it in her handbag.
2) Dad wasn’t at home when I came back. He (go) out twenty minutes before.
3) I wasn’t hungry because I just (have) breakfast.
4) Peter saw an urgent message on his table. Somebody (leave) it the day before.
5) I apologized I (not phone) her.
6) He told me that he (come back) a fortnight before.
7) I knew him at once though I (meet) him many years before.
8) We spent the night in Klin, a town we often (hear of) but (never see).
9) They couldn’t believe he (give up) his job in the bank. He (make) a good living there.
10) Mr. Jackson said that he already (buy) everything for lunch.
11) Alice asked her brother where he (arrange) to meet his friends.
12) We had no car at that time because we (sell) our old one.
13) They (finish) painting the ceiling by two o’clock.
14) I kept silence for a while thinking of what he (tell) me.
15) Bob tried to find a job after he (serve) a five-year sentence.
Past Perfect/Past Simple
1. I (wake up) early and got out of bed.
A. woke up B. had woken up)
2. I got out of bed an hour later I (wake up).
A. woke up B. had woken up
3. We were late. The meeting (start) an hour before.
A. started B. had started
4. She was the most delightful person I (ever met).
A. ever met B. had ever met
5. That morning she (dress), (phone) somebody, and went out.
A. dressed, phoned B. had dressed, had phoned
6. That morning she went out after she (phone) somebody.
A. phoned B. had phoned
7. He was tired because he (work) hard in the garden all day.
A. worked B. had worked
8. The sun (set), it (get) dark, and we went home.
A. set, got B. had set, got
9. The Hills were in a hurry, but they (take) a taxi and managed to arrive exactly on time.
A. took B. had taken
10. The Hills managed to arrive exactly on time because they (take) a taxi.
A. took B. had taken
11. He said he (break) the lamp post.
A. broke B. had broken
12. We asked Peter to come with us, but he refused. He (already promise) to play football with his friends.
A. already promised B. had already promised
13. I saw a nice kitten when I (open) the basket.
A. opened B. had opened
14. After I (write) all my letters, I went to the kitchen to make coffee.
A. wrote B. had written
15. She (hardly finish) speaking over the phone when the telephone rang again.
A. hardly finished B. had hardly finished
Past Simple/Past Continuous/Past Perfect/Past Perfect Continuous
1) I (talk) over the phone when they brought me the letter.
A. talked B. had talked C. had been talking D. was talking
2) They (sit) in the room when the taxi arrived.
A. sat B. had sat C. had been sitting D. were sitting
3) He quickly forgot everything he (learn) at school.
A. learnt B. had learnt C. had been learning D. was learning
4) I visited Brazil in April. I (stay) at a nice hotel for a fortnight.
A. stayed B. had stayed C. had been staying D. was staying
5) I (stay) at the hotel for a fortnight when I received your letter.
A. stayed B. had stayed C. had been staying D. was staying
6) The musician (play) the piano for a whole hour when we came in.
A. played B. had played C. had been playing D. was playing
7) Jane closed the magazine and rose from the sofa on which she (lie) for more than two hours.
A. lay B. had lain C. had been lying D. was lying
8) A man (be) unconscious for a few minutes when an ambulance arrived.
A. was B. had been C. had being
9) We (walk) along a forest road for two hours when we saw a house.
A. walked B. had walked C. had been walking D. were walking
10) I (talk) over the phone for a whole hour when the porter knocked at the door.
A. talked B. had talked C. had been talking D. was talking
11) I hardly (finish) speaking with a porter when the phone rang again.
A. finished B. had hardly finished C. had been finishing D. was finishing
12) First I (answer) the phone, and then I read your letter.
A. answered B. had answered C. had been answering D. was answering
Future Tenses
