Ex.19.Correct the mistakes if there are any.

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

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

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.

1. She had been working at that company for three years when it went out of business.

2. You had been waiting to get on the bus for 40 minutes.

3. Mike wanted to sit down because he had been standing all day at work.

4. James had been teaching at the university for more than a year before he leftfor Asia.

5. Jason was tired because he had been writing the course paper.

6. Sam gained weight because he had been overeating.

7. Betty failed the final test because she had not been attending classes.

8. He was tired because he had been exercising so hard.

 

consider, drive, quarrel, practice, work, burn, hope, rain, write, try

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.

 

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

1. Mum looked upset. (Read and cry over a sad story.)

2. Tom ran out of fuel. (Drive for 8 hours.)

3. Bob’s trainers were dirty. (Play football all afternoon.)

4. They looked angry. (Discuss the problem with the board of directors.)

5. Fiona was exhausted. (Pack her suitcase.)

6. Melanie’s eyes were red. (Work at the computer all day long.)

7. She looked stunning. (Go shopping at the weekend.)

8. They were sad to move the house. ( Live at the same place for 20 years.)

9. At last they put up the tent. (Walk in the forest for 3 hours.)

10. Tom and Anna got married. ( Date for three years.)

11. He was happy. He got a position at TNT. (Look for a job as an IT manager.)

 

1. I was tired. I have been writing the composition the whole evening.

2.They were been travelling for a week when they reached the point of destination.

3.We were exhausted. We had been sightseeing in the town all day long.

4. He passed his English exam easily. He had been studying very hard before.

5. Katherine and Josh looked very angry. They had argued since morning..

6. Tracy had been preparing for the presentation until she met a deadline.

7. The kitchen smelled of vanilla. Mum was preparing for the big event for 5 hours.

8. They trained hard for the whole year. It was their big success.

9. Dave was happy. He and Maria had been doing their best until they won the contest.

10.I wasn’t surprised Pete had failed his exam. He wasn’t working hard during the semester.