Ex.10. Using the words in brackets, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses.

I can't believe I _______ (get) that apartment. I _______ (submit) my application last week, but I didn't think I had a chance of actually getting it. When I _______ (show) up to take a look around, there were at least twenty other people who _______ (arrive) before me. Most of them _______ (fill, already) out their applications and were already leaving. The landlord said I could still apply, so I did.

I _______ (try) to fill out the form, but I couldn't answer half of the questions. They _______ (want) me to include references, but I didn't want to list my previous landlord because I _______ (have) some problems with him in the past and I knew he wouldn't recommend me. I _______ (end) up listing my father as a reference.

It was total luck that he _______ (decide) to give me the apartment. It turns out that the landlord and my father _______ (go) to high school together. He decided that I could have the apartment before he _______ (look) at my credit report. I really lucked out!

Ex. 11. Correct the mistakes if there are any.

1. He had hardly come when the lecture had begun.

2. Mummy cooked an exclusive cake before the wedding.

3.Marion had booked a hotel room, bought the tickets and started packing her suitcase.

4. They had make a phone call by the time the manager came.

5. Mr. Johnson retired and went to live in a village.

6. I was very happy as I passed my driving test rather successfully.

7. The Dean finished speaking and had made a few practical suggestions.

8. My group mates have finished the report on the subject when the bell rang.

9. When the director had entered the office, the secretary just finished typing the contract.

10. I asked her twice before she had told me her name.

Ex. 12. Translate into English.

1. Не встиг я вийти з офісу, як пішов дощ.

2. Мері увійшла в кабінет, як раптом згадала, що забула ключі від сейфу вдома.

3. Він хвалився, що зустрічався з цією кінозіркою під час фестивалю.

4. Тед почувався втомленим. Вчора вночі він закінчив писати реферат.

5. До того, як Тео переїхав в будинок в передмісті, він жив в маленькій квартирі в центрі міста.

6. Як тільки ми закінчили переговори, як делегація поїхала в аеропорт.

7. Я знала його. Ми жили в дитинстві на одній вулиці.

8. Гаррі запізнився. Лекція вже почалась.

9. Ми отримали листа від батьків про те, що вони вже переїхали.

10. На жаль, коли ми прибули на станцію, було вже пізно.Потяг вже пішов.

Past perfect continuous

Ex.13. Read the sentences and define the tense forms. Translate them into Ukrainian.

We had been sleeping for 12 hours when he woke us up.

They had been waiting at the station for 90 minutes when the train finally arrived.

We had been looking for her ring for two hours and then we found it in the bathroom.

I had not been walking for a long time, when it suddenly began to rain.

How long had she been learning English before she went to London?

Frank Sinatra caught the flu because he had been singing in the rain too long.

He had been driving less than an hour when he ran out of petrol.

They were very tired in the evening because they had been helping on the farm all day.

I had not been working all day; so I wasn't tired and went to the disco at night.

They had been cycling all day so their legs were sore in the evening.

Ex. 14. Complete the sentences, putting the verbs in brackets into the Past Perfect Continuous.

The room was empty, but the television was still on. Someone_____(watch) it.

They _______(wait) long before the taxi arrived.

We_______ (try) to open the door for five minutes when Jane found her key.

It ________(rain) hard for several hours and the streets were very wet.

Her friends had been _____(think) of calling the police when she walked in.

They_____ (wait) at the station for 90 minutes when the train finally arrived.

Не looked very tired when I came to his place for he______(prepare) for his exams for several days.

They ______________ (shout) for a few hours before their parents arrived.

John was in a detention because he_______(misbehave).

I had to go on a diet because I ________(eat) too much sugar.

Jessica got sunburnt because she had been _____(lie) in the sun too long.

The boys ________(quarrel) for half an hour when we arrived home.

I ______(date) Angelina for 3 years before we got married.

Ex.15. Ask questions using the questioning words in brackets.

They had been working on this project for 5 years before they finished it. (How long?)

My Mum had been working for this company for 15 years before she retired. (Who?)

I had been thinking of moving since September and then I got a promotion. (Since when?)

My friend had been trying hard to improve the situation but eventually she failed. (What?)

By seven o'clock last night she had already been typing for ten hours, so I told her to rest for a while. (By what time?)

Ex.16.In pairs, ask and answer questions.

1. They had been talking for over an hour before Tony arrived. – Had they been writing the report before Tony arrived? –No, they hadn’t. They had been talking. How long had they been talking? – They had been talking for over an hour.

Ex.17. Complete the sentences with the verbs in the box using the Past Perfect Continuous Tense.

1.He _______the car for many hours before he came to the crossroads.

2. The pianist _______ the passage hour after hour till he mastered it.

3. When I met her, her eyes were red. She and Mike _______ .

4. When I came, they ______ this question for more than an hour.

5. It was evening and he was tired because he _______ since dawn.

6. He ______ to get her on the phone for 15 minutes before he heard her voice.

7. By 12 o’clock they _______ a composition for hours.

8. The fire _______ for some time before a fire brigade came.

9. I ______ to meet her for ages when I bumped into her by chance.

10. When I left home, it was raining, and as it _______ since morning, the streets were muddy.

Ex.18. Complete the sentences with the Past Perfect Continuous to explain the reason.

Example: Mary got burnt. (Lie in the sun)- Mary got burnt because she had been lying in the sun.