Read, scream, argue, try, eat, watch, play, work, walk, wait, discuss, sit

1. Emily was angry. She ..had been arguing.. with her parents for an hour.	2. Hannah felt sick. She … chocolates all afternoon.	3. Allan had a headache. His baby sister … for half an hour.	4. Emily was frightened. She … a horror film for half an hour.
5. Simon was confused. He … to win the game for hours.	6. John was very tired. He … all night.	7. She was wet. She ... in the rain.	8. They were happy. They … together for hours.
9. He was irritated. He … for the bus for half an hour.	10. He was hot. He … in the barn.	11. He was suntanned. He in the sun for hours.	12. They were tired. They … business problems for four hours.

Exercise 76. Translate into English, using the Past Continuous tense where possible.

1. Бабуся була дуже сердита. Дідусь бурчав весь ранок доки бабуся не зупинили його.

2. Ми вчора були в лісі. Дерек був втомлений, бо рибалив всю ніч.

3. Сем був сердитий. У нього боліла спина, бо він працював весь день.

4. Брани були сумні. Вони жили в цьому домі тридцять років до того, як виїхали в Бразілію.

5. Ми були червині та спітнілі, тому що лежали на сонці три години.

6. На кухні було жарко. У мами руки були в тісті – вона пекла пироги вже дві години поспіль.

7. Теренс поїхав не попрощавшись. Нора плакала годину, поки я її не заспокоїла (to calm down).

8. У Сема були брудні руки. Він півдня працював у гаражі.

9. Вчора було холодно. Сніг ішов з самого ранку.

10. Вчора я був приємно вражений. Кішка цілу годину муркотіла у мене на колінах (on my lap).

Exercise 77. Explain the use of the Past Perfect and Past Perfect Continuous in the following sentences:

1. He now opened the low gate that he had so often swung on as a small boy.

2. They had been driving for half an hour before Blair spoke.

3. He went to the theatre to see the play which had been running for a week.

4. Alice threw down the book she had been holding since she came into the room.

5. I did not remember much about the Pimleys, whom I had not seen for about ten years.

6. I was happy that ever since Max moved in here, the place had been ringing with laughter.

7. I knew they had known each other since the war and had now been corresponding for years.

8. It seemed to me that I had done nothing since I arrived.

9. Her lack of accent was explained by the fact that she had been for twenty years in London.

10. It was cold and dark in the small room because it had been raining for five days.

Exercise 78. Fill in with Past Perfect or Past Perfect Continuous.

When I entered the house something smelt awful. Someone 1) … had been cooking … (cook) and 2) … (burn) the meal. I 3) … (visit) the house once before and 4} … {meet} the family but I didn't know what 5) ... (happen) since then. The house was a mess. The children 6) … (play) in the living-room and 7) … (leave) their toys all over the floor. Someone 8) … (leave) all the windows open. It 9) … (rain) for hours and all the curtains 10) …. (get) wet and dirty. I asked the children where their parents were. They told me that their mother 11) … (be) in hospital for the past two weeks. Their father 12) … (look after) them since then. Obviously he 13) … (do) his best, but he couldn't do any better since he worked all morning and had to leave them alone most of the day. I had to do something to help them.

Exercise 79. Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Perfect or the Past Perfect Continuous.

Yesterday was a bad day for Andrew. He 1) ...hadn't slept... (not/sleep) well because there was a terrible storm in the night. After he 2) … (have) a shower, he made breakfast. After he 3) … (eat), he got into his car and drove to work. He 4) … (only/drive) for five minutes when he remembered that he 5) … (leave) his briefcase at home. He turned the car around and went home again. Then, he realised that he 6) … (lock) himself out. The keys were still inside the house! Andrew was already late for work, so| he decided to leave the briefcase and go to work. When he arrived, his secretary told him that his boss 7) … (try) to call him at home. Andrew went to find his boss. When he asked his boss why he 8) … (call), he told him that it hadn't been necessary for him to come to work that day after all! Poor Andrew drove all the way home again.

Exercise 80. Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Perfect or the Past Perfect Continuous.

1. A: Did you do anything last night?

B: I went to the gym and I ...had just arrived... (just/ arrive) home when Michael called me. He said he … (try) to call me for ten minutes before I finally answered the phone.

2. A: Did you catch any fish on your fishing trip today?

B: Yes. I … (sit) in the boat for two hours when I caught a huge fish.

3. A: Did you enjoy the open-air concert yesterday?

B: The music was good, but the weather was terrible. The concert … (just/start) when suddenly, it began to rain. The musicians … (only / play) for ten minutes.

A: What a shame!

4. A: Was the house tidy when you got home?

B: Yes, the children … (dust) the furniture and they … (put away) all of their toys.

5. A: Why were you so upset this morning?

B: Well, I … (clean) the house for hours when the children came in with muddy shoes.

6. A: Why are you so late for work this morning?

B: I'm sorry. I … (wait) for the train for over an hour before it eventually arrived.

Exercise 81. Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Perfect or the Past Perfect Continuous.

1. A: Are you alright? You look tired.

B: Yes, I am. I didn't sleep very well. I 1) ...had pet gone... (just/go) to sleep last night when a lot of noise outside woke me up. I got up and went to the window. I 2) … (stand) there for a few minutes when two police cars stopped outside my house. I went downstairs and a policeman told me that two prisoners 3) … (escape) from prison and were hiding in the area.

A: Did they catch them again?

B: Yes, but I didn't sleep very well after that.

2. A: Did you do anything exciting at the weekend?

B: Not really. By the time I 1) … (do) my shopping and cleaned the house, Saturday was nearly over. What about you?

A: Well, I 2) … (plan) to go out with my friend but she was late and I 3) … (wait) for nearly two hours before she phoned me to say she couldn't come after all.

B: That's a shame. Next weekend, we should go somewhere nice together.

Exercise 82. Complete the following sentences using the Past Perfect or the Past Perfect Continuous Tenses.

1. He was late. And I was afraid that ... . 2. When she came back, her eyes were red and swollen: it was clear that she ... . 3. When we got off the train, I suddenly remembered that .... 4. She missed her lessons because ... . 5. He seemed surprised when he saw me, evi­dently he had no idea that ... . 6. Brian remembered the telephone conversation with Jack. Jack ... . 7. She couldn't understand why Grace .... 8.1 talked to him the other day and found out that .... 9. We found the place for the picnic and I took the basket out of the car. It was full. Mother ... . 10. The man came closer and I realized that ... . 11.1 couldn't rewind the film in my camera and after some unsuccessful attempts I realized that .... 12. The children had stom­ach ache because ....

Exercise 83. Make up situations with the following phrases, using the Past Perfect or the Past Perfect Continuous Tenses.

... but when I came there ...

... but when we reached the station ...

... but when he arrived home ...

... but before I could say a word ...

... but when the police arrived ...

... but when the car disappeared ...

... but when we came, the game ...

... but when she opened her eyes ...

... but when he turned his head ...

... but when they woke up ...

... but when he realized his mistake...

... but when she at last made up her mind

Exercise 84. Translate into English.

1. Після обіду він пішов відвідати друзів. Вони домовись про зустріч ще напередодні. 2. У тебе булі втомлені очі. Як довго ти тоді працював? 3.До того часу, як ми повернулися у кімнату, вони вже домовились про зустріч. 4. Саймон був дуже засмучений, бо чекав на мене дві години. 5. До півночі Джуліан втратила будь-яку надію побачити його й почала обдзвонювати всі лікарні. 6. Діана сиділа в залі вже дві години, коли Ден нарешті прийшов. 7. Він був повністю впевнений, що бачив цього чоловіка раніш. 8. Боб розмовляв німецькою мовою годину, перш ніж перейти на англійську. 9. Він повернув наліво на перехресті. Він був в цьому домі раніш і добре знав дорогу. 10. Енні виглядає стурбованою. Вона цілу годину шукала листа і не знайшла його. 11. Вовк переслідував нас години дві, поки не повернув назад. 12. Кішка вчора захворіла. Вона нявчала (to mew) цілу годину.