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23.04.2020 12:05

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1. complete the sentences using past perfect continuous
1. he left tired because he (work) all day.
2. she was exhausted because she (cook) since morning.
3. the phone bill was high because one of the clerks (phone) his girlfriend in australia.
4. they gave her a pay rise because she (do) her work well.
5. they chose her as an interpreter because she (speak) english fluently.


2. put the following sentences in the negative form
1. brian had been trying to find a better job foe three weeks.
2. little johnny had been riding his new bike all day yesterday.
3. it had been raining all night last tuesday.
4. the smiths had been building their house for four years.
5. we had been skating three hours yesterday.


3. open the brackets using past perfect continuous
1. it (to snow) for five hours before the weather changed.
2. betty and jane (to argue) for half an hour when their parents returned home.
3. why did ed miss his training yesterday? he couldn’t come home because he (to prepare) his project all day yesterday.
4. …isabel (to work) as a secretary for four years before she moved to another town? no, she … she (to work) as a secretary foe it for half a year.
5. kevin was exhausted because he (to unload) the lorry for three hours.


4. complete the sentences using past perfect continuous
1. who/ to sing/ karaoke/ all evening/ yesterday?
2. greg/ to study/ for his final exams/ all last month?
3. they/ to drive/ for five hours/ when/ they/ run out of the petrol.
4. tony/ to sleep/ for an hour/ before/ you/ woke/ him up.
5. our chief/ to discuss/ some affairs/ with our business partner/ for two hours/ last wednesday.


5. find the mistakes and correct them
1. how long nelly had been speaking on the phone yesterday?
2. had sue been sunbathing all day yesterday? –no, she had.
3. they have been dancing for more than an hour yesterday before helen got tired.
4. who had played the piano in your room from 3 to 4 o’clock yesterday?
5. why had been crying your baby all the morning yesterday?


6. put the verbs into the correct form (past perfect continuous)
1. we (sleep) for 10 hours when she woke us up.
2. they (wait) at the station for 60 minutes when the bus arrived.
3. we (look for) her ring for two hours and then we found it in the bathroom.
4. i (not/ walk) for a long time, when it suddenly began to rain.
5. how long (learn/ she) english before she went to london?


7. translate into your native language
1. ann had been doing the ironing for two hours yesterday.
2. we had been trying to catch a taxi for about an hour last sunday.
3. margo hadn’t been surfing the net all day yesterday.
4. had they been waiting for a bus for half an hour last monday?
5. susan had been trying to learn english words when they came.


8. complete the sentences using past perfect continuous
1. the children were very tired this evening as they (run) in the park for several hours.
2. john (drive) a car for many hours before he got to a small village.
3. my friend (serve) in the army for three years before he went to work at this firm.
4. they (discuss) this problem for an hour already when the manager ame into the room.
5. they left the town where they (live) for twenty five years.