5*. Put in the Past Perfect (I had done) / Past Perfect Continuous (I had been doing) / Past Simple (I did). Give alternatives where possible. Cooking the Books?
Old Mr. Williams was very concerned. He and his wife were pensioners and he (to spend) had spent the whole morning looking for their pension books. He (to look) ………. everywhere, but he (not be able) ……….to find them. Meanwhile, his wife (to be) ……….busy. She (to cook) ……….all morning. She (to prepare) ……….a delicious meal. She (to make) ……….soup, followed by a lovely pie, which she (to bake) ……….in the oven. Mr. Williams always (to enjoy) ……….his food, but he clearly wasn’t enjoying his lunch. ‘What’s the matter, Tom?’ his wife asked. Mr. Williams (to have to) ……….confess that he (to lose) ……….their pension books. ‘I know,’ Mrs. Williams (to say) ………., with a twinkle in her eye. ‘I’ve got them’. ‘You’ve got them?’ ‘Yes – and guess where I (to find) ……….them!’ Mr. Williams suddenly remembered. ‘In the oven! I (to put) ……….them there for safe-keeping.’ He (to smile) ……….with relief as she (to fish) ……….them out of her apron pocket!
6. Make your own sentences using Past Perfect Continuous.
It was 3 o’clock when Jill went out to look for her son and 6 o’clock when she found him.
Jill had been looking for her son for 3 hours before she found him.
1. Roger Morgan got his first job in the film industry when he was 20. He made his first film when he was 25.
2. Roy started studying for his doctorate when he was 25. He got it when he was 30.
3. Mary started in the shop when she was 19. When she was 29, she became the manager.
4. Miss Roach began her driving lessons in January 1992. She didn’t pass her test until January 1993.
5. She started the composition at 8 in the evening. She gave it up at midnight and went to bed.
6. Ted went to the bus-stop at 7. It was 7.30 when the bus came.
7. He ordered the meal at 2, and the waiter brought it at 3.
8. They went for a walk in the park at 11. It was 12 when it began to rain.
9. Peter and I arranged to meet at 6 but he came only at 6.30.
10. The programme was interesting. I started to watch TV at 9 when the telephone rang at 10.
7. Complete the conversation. Put in the Past Perfect Continuous of the verbs.
Rachel: How was your job interview?
Vicky: Awful. I felt terribly nervous. … (I/worry) about it all week. And I was tired because … (I/work) on my project the night before. … (I/not look) forward to the interview at all.
Rachel: So what happened?
Vicky: The woman interviewing me was half an hour late because … (she/deal) with an unexpected problem, she said. … (I/wait) ages, and I’d got even more nervous.
Rachel: How did the interview go?
Vicky: Well, I tried to sound confident. … (I/read) a book that said that’s what you have to do in job interviews. But I don’t know if I gave the right answers.
8. Translate the following sentences into English using the Past Perfect Continuous.
1. Только вечером они нашли ключ, который искали весь день. 2. Я уже две недели гостила у друзей, когда получила от вас письмо. 3. Он уже целый час играл на скрипке, когда мы пришли. 4. К тому времени, как я уложила вещи, такси ждало меня уже 10 минут. 5. Она изучала искусство рисования три года, прежде чем стала работать в издательстве. 6. Они шли по дороге уже два или три часа, когда вдруг пошел дождь. 7. Он жила в этом доме уже пять лет, когда приехал ее брат. 8. Я уже целый час читал после обеда, когда пришел папа. 9. Туристы ждали автобус очень долго, и когда он подошел, было уже очень поздно. 10. Она посмотрела на часы. Было около 12. Она работала над докладом в течение 6 часов.
What
do you remember?
Choose the correct answer a, b, c or d.
1. I (talk) over the phone when they brought me the letter.
a) talked b) had talked c) had been talking d) was talking
2.They (sit) in the room when the taxi arrived.
a) sat b) had sat c) had been sitting d) were sitting
3. He quickly forgot everything he (learn) at school.
a) learnt b) had learnt c) had been learning d) was learning
4. I visited Brazil in April. I (stay) at a nice hotel for a fortnight.
a) stayed b) had stayed c) had been staying d) was staying
5. I (stay) at the hotel for a fortnight when I received your letter.
a) stayed b) had stayed c) had been staying d) was staying
6. The musician (play) the piano for a whole hour when we came in.
a) played b) had played c) had been playing d) was playing
7. Alice closed the magazine and rose from the sofa on which she (lie) for more than two hours.
a) lay b) had lain c) had been lying d) was lying
8. We (walk) along a forest road for two hours when we saw a house.
a) walked b) had walked c) had been walking d) were walking
9. I (talk) over the phone for a whole hour when the porter knocked at the door.
a) talked b) had talked c) had been talking d) was talking
10. I hardly (finish) speaking with a porter when the phone rang again.
a) finished b) had hardly finished c) had been finishing d) was finishing
First I (answer) the phone, and then I read your letter.
a) answered b) had answered c) had been answering d) was answering
And I began writing to you instead of going to the seaside, as I (plan) before.
a) planned b) had planned c) had been planning d) was planning