Tag question
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You He/She/It We You They |
had(‘d) been waiting for an hour, hadn’t |
I? you? he/she/it? we? you? they? |
- Yes (No,) |
I you he/she/it we you they |
had(n’t) |
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I You He/She/It We You They |
hadn‘t been working there all day, had |
I? you? he/she/it? we? you? they? |
- No (Yes,) |
I? you? he/she/it? we? you? they? |
hadn’t (had) |
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Exercise 15. Give the right tag to these sentences.
1. You hadn't been standing there since 6 o'clock, __?
2. They hadn't been writing to the firm for all that time, __?
3. Jane had been studying English for 5 years before she visited England, __?
4. He'd been running in the park when I saw him, __?
5. They had been ringing me about it every day for the past week , __?
6. You hadn't been playing volleyball all evening, __?
Past Perfect vs. Past Perfect Continuous
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Past Perfect |
Past Perfect Continuous |
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is used: 1) to express a single completed action that happened before a definite time in the past When I got home, I found that Jack had painted the door. (Perhaps recently, perhaps some time ago.) - a completed action |
is used: 1) to express longer activities that had been going on continuously up to or beyond a definite time in the past When I got home, I found that Jack had been painting the door. (The paint was probably still wet.) - an uncompleted action |
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2) with verbs not used in the Continuous Tense By the time they finally broke up, they had known each other for ten years. |
2) with want and sometimes wish Ruth had always been wanting to live somewhere in the mountains a long way from the hustle and bustle of London. |
Exercise 16. Past Perfect or Past Perfect Continuous? Choose the best answer.
Example: Sarah A a beautiful meal for her guests and they all enjoyed it.
A) had prepared; B) had been preparing.
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1. I knew my mother __ the washing because the washing machine was still working when I got in. | |
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A) had done; |
B) had been doing. |
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2. By 10.30 the children __ their homework and were ready to go to bed. | |
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A) had been doing; |
B) had done. |
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3. My son came home crying because someone __ his money. | |
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A) had stolen; |
B) had been stealing. |
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4. She saw empty glasses and cups and realized that three people __ in the room. | |
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A) had been; |
B) had been being. |
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5. It was midnight. Tom __ for four hours. No wonder he was getting tired. | |
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A) had studied; |
B) had been studying. |
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6. Andy's father bought him a car because he __ top in the final exam. | |
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A) had been coming; |
B) had come. |
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7. Clark went to hospital because he __ his hand while he was mending a broken window. | |
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A) had been cutting; |
B) had cut. |
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8. Ada's mother shouted at her when she came home late because she __ about her all evening. | |
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A) had worried; |
B) had been worrying. |
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9. I was very pleased when my daughter found my watch because I __ for it for hours. | |
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A) had been looking; |
B) had looked. |
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10. Henry suddenly realized that the teacher was asking him a question. He couldn't answer because he __ for the last five minutes. | |
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A) had been daydreaming; |
B) had daydreamed. |
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11. Robert wrote to the local newspaper about some rare insects which he __while he was walking in the woods. | |
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A) had been seeing; |
B) had seen. |
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12. Mark sent postcards to the new friends he __ while he was attending a language course. | |
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A) had made; |
B) had been making. |