2.11. The past perfect continuous tense

Past Perfect Continuous Tense образуется при помощи вспомогательного глагола to be в форме Past Perfect (had been) и формы причастия настоящего времени смыслового глагола: I had been working, he had been working.

Отрицательная форма – I / he /she /we / you / they hadn’t been working

Вопросительная форма - Had I (he / she / we / you / they) been working?

СЛУЧАИ УПОТРЕБЛЕНИЯ:

Past Perfect Continuous употребляется для выражения длительного прошедшего действия, начавшегося ранее другого прошедшего действия, выраженного в Past Simple и еще происходившего в момент его совершения. При употреблении этого времени всегда указан период времени, в течение которого совершается действие.

Past Perfect Continuous употребляется с такими обозначениями времени, как for an hour (a month, a long time) в течение часа (месяца, долго времени), since yesterday со вчерашнего дня, since five o’clock с пяти часов и т.п.

It had been raining for two hours Дождь шел (уже) два часа, когда я

when I left home. вышел из дому.

We couldn’t go out because it Мы не могли выйти на улицу, потому

had been raining since early morning. что с раннего утра шел дождь.

I was very tired when I got home. Я вернулся домой уставший, так как

I had been working hard all day. весь день много работал.

Ex. 108. Make up sentences from the words in brackets.

1. I was very tired when I arrived home.

(I / work / hard all day) __I had been working hard all day.________________________

2. The two boys came into the house. They had a football and they were both very tired.

(they / play / football) _________________________________________________________

3. I was disappointed when I had to cancel my holiday.

(I / look / forward to it) ________________________________________________________

4. Ann woke up in the middle of the night. She was frightened and didn’t know where she was.

(she / dream) ________________________________________________________________

5. When I got home, Tom was sitting in front of the TV. He had just turned it off.

(he / watch / a film) ___________________________________________________________

6. When the boys came into the house, their clothes were dirty, their hair was untidy and one had

a black eye.

(they / fight) _________________________________________________________________

8. When I entered Jane’s room yesterday I saw that her eyes were red.

(she / cry) ___________________________________________________________________

9. Yesterday morning I got up and looked out of the window; the sun was shining but the ground

was very wet.

(it / rain) ____________________________________________________________________

Ex. 109. Read the situation and complete the sentences.

1. We played tennis yesterday. Half an hour after we began playing, it started to rain.

We ___had been playing for half an hour_ when _it started to rain__._____________

2. I had arranged to meet Tom in a restaurant. I arrived and waited for him. After 20 minutes

I suddenly realized that I was in a wrong restaurant.

I ________________________ for 20 minutes when I ________________________________

3. Sarah got a job in factory. Five years later the factory closed down.

At the time the factory ___________________, Sarah ___________________________ there

for five years.

4. I went to a concert last week. The orchestra began playing. After about ten minutes a man in

the audience suddenly started shouting.

The orchestra ___________________________________________________________ when

___________________________________________________________________________

5. Roger Morgan got his first job in the film industry when he was 20. He made his first film

when he was 25.

He ___________________________________________________________________ before

___________________________________________________________________________

Ex. 110. Put the verbs into past continuous, past perfect or past perfect continuous.

1. It was very noisy next door. Our neighbours __were having__ (have) a party.

2. We were good friends. We __________________(know) each other for years.

3. John and I went for a walk. I has difficulty keeping up with him because he

________________________ (walk) so fast.

4. Sue was sitting on the ground. She was out of breath. She ________________________(run).

5. When I arrived, everybody was sitting round the table with their mouths full. They

_________________________ (eat).

6. When I arrived, everybody was sitting round the table and talking. Their mouths were empty,

but their stomachs were full. They ________________________ (eat).

7. Jim was on his hands and knees on the floor. He ______________________(look) his contact

lens.

8. When I arrived, Kate _______________________ (wait) for me. She was annoyed with me

because I was late and she _______________________________ (wait) for a long time.

9. I was sad when I sold my car. I ____________________ (have) it for a very long time.

10. We were extremely tired at the end of the journey. We ________________________ (travel)

for more than 24 hours.