Here's an exercise about the negative

It's pretty easy to make the question too.

'Yes / no' questions:

• Had I been working?
• Had you been sleeping?
• Had she been reading?
• Had he been watching TV?
• Had it been raining?
• Had we been drinking?
• Had they been eating?

'Wh' questions:

• Where had I been working?
• How long had you been sleeping?
• What had she been reading?
• How long had he been watching TV?
• How long had it been raining?
• What had we been drinking?
• Why had they been eating?

 

1. Поставьте глаголы из скобок в форму Past Perfect или Past Perfect Continuous.

1. Julia wanted to sit down as she ... (stand) at work all day long. (Джулия хотела присесть, потому что она весь день на работе стояла на ногах.)
2. She ... (learn) “Eugene Onegin” by the autumn. (К осени она выучила «Евгения Онегина».)
3. The rain stopped but there were a lot of puddles because it ... (rain) cats and dogs. (Дождь прекратился, но было много луж, потому что лило как из ведра.)
4. Olivia and Victor ... (chat) via Skype for an hour when the connection broke. (Оливия и Виктор беседовали по скайпу в течение часа, когда связь прервалась.)
5. They ... (decorate) the New Year tree before the children arrived. (Они украсили новогоднюю елку до того, как прибыли дети.)
6. Bob ... (eat up) all the muffins by lunchtime. (Боб съел все маффины к обеду.)
7. My sister ... (do) the laundry since early morning. (Моя сестра занималась стиркой с самого раннего утра.)
8. I knew that our parents ... (grow) melons in their greenhouse since they bought the house. (Я знал, что наши родители выращивали дыни в теплице с тех пор, как купили дом.)
9. He ... (loose) much weight by the end of the year. (Он сильно похудел к концу года.)
10. Brown understood the problems of his agency because he ... (work) for it since 2005. (Мистер Браун понимал все проблемы своего агентства, поскольку работал в нем с 2005 года.)

 

2. В каждой паре предложений поставьте глагол в одной из форм: Past Perfect или Past Perfect Continuous.

1. to listen

My head hurt because I ... to music for three hours. – I knew the names of the robbers because I ... to the news on TV.

 

1. to build

They ... a new school for six months when there was an earthquake. – They ... a new block of flats by December.

 

1. to fly

By the time the sun went down the couple ... over the Pacific ocean for five hours. – By the time the sun went down the couple ... more than 500 km over the Pacific ocean.

 

Поставь глаголы в скобках в нужную форму - Past Continuous или Past Perfect Continuous.

 

1. Jim was on his hands and knees on the floor. He ________ (look) for his cigarette lighter.

2. We ________ (walk) along the road for about 20 minutes when a car stopped and the driver offered us a lift.

3. When I arrived, everyone was sitting round the table with their mouths full. They ____________ (eat).

4. When I arrived, everyone was sitting round the table and talking. Their mouths were empty but their stomachs were full. They ____________ (eat).

5. When I arrived, Ann ________(wait) for me. She was rather annoyed with me because I was late and she (wait) for me a very long time.

Past Perfect and Past Simple Choose the past perfect, or the past simple: 1. We had already eaten when John ________________________________ (come) home. 2. Last year Juan ________________________________ (pass) all his exams. 3. When I ________________________________ (get) to the airport I discovered I had forgotten my passport. 4. I went to the library, then I ________________________________ (buy) some milk and went home. 5. I opened my handbag to find that I ________________________________ (forgot) my credit card. 6. When we ________________________________ (arrive) at the station, the train had already left. 7. We got home to find that someone ________________________________ (break) into the house. 8. I opened the fridge to find someone ________________________________ (eat) all my chocolate. 9. I had known my husband for three years when we ________________________________ (get) married. 10. Julie was very pleased to see that John ________________________________ (clean) the kitchen. © 2010 www.perfect-english-grammar.com May be freely copied for personal or classroom use. 11. It ________________________________ (not / rain) all summer, so the grass was completely dead. 12. When he ________________________________ (arrive) at the party, Julie had just left. 13. After arriving home, I realised I ________________________________ (not / buy) any milk. 14. The laundry was wet – it ________________________________ (rain) while I was out. 15. William felt ill last night because he ________________________________ (eat) too many cakes. 16. Keiko ________________________________ (meet) William last September. 17. First I tidied the flat, then I ________________________________ (sit) down and had a cup of coffee. 18. John ________________________________ (play) the piano when he was a child, but he doesn’t play now. 19. When I opened the curtains the sun was shining but the ground was white. It ________________________________ (snow) during the night. 20. When Julie got home from her holiday, her flat was a mess. John ________________________________ (have) a party.

 

Past Perfect Continuous or Past Simple Exercise 1 Make the past perfect continuous or the past simple: 1. I ________________________ (wait) for hours, so I was really glad when the bus finally ________________________ (arrive). 2. Why ________________________ (be) the baby’s face so dirty? He ________________________ (eat) chocolate. 3. I ________________________ (see) John yesterday, but he ________________________ (run) so he was too tired to chat. 4. It ________________________ (rain) and the pavement ________________________ (be) covered with puddles. 5. When I ________________________ (arrive), it was clear that she ________________________ (work). There were papers all over the floor and books everywhere. 6. They ________________________ (study) all day so, when we ________________________ (meet), they were exhausted. 7. The boss ________________________ (talk) to clients on Skype for hours, so she ________________________ (want) a break. 8. I ________________________ (drink) coffee all morning. By lunchtime, I ________________________ (feel) really strange. 9. Lucy ________________________ (hope) for a new car, so she was delighted when she ________________________ (get) one. 10. I ________________________ (dream) about a holiday in Greece! I couldn’t believe it when my husband ________________________ (book) one as a surprise!

 

Упражнение 1. Use Past Simple or Past Perfect.

1. When Lisa _______ (arrive) at the airport she ____________ (discover) she _________ (forget) her passport.
2. After visiting the library Nelly __________ (buy) some milk and __________ (go) home.
3. Zoe ________ (open) her handbag and ___________ (find) out that she _________ (forget) her credit card.
4. They ____________ (get) home to find that somebody __________ (break) into their house.
5. Lisa ___________ (know) her husband for two years when they ____________ (get) married.
6. Jillian ____________ (be) very pleased to see that Jack ______________ (clean) the kitchen.
7. When Neil ___________ (arrive) at the party he __________ (learn) that Judith ___________ (just / leave).
8. Bill ___________ (feel) sick last night because he __________ (eat) too many cakes at the party.
9. First I __________ (tidy) the flat, then I _____________ (sit) down and _________ (have) a cup of tea.
10. When Molly ________ (open) the curtains she________ (see) that the ground ________ (be) white.

Упражнение 2. Найдите и исправьте ошибки в употреблении времен.

1. My sister Molly lived in London before she had Moved to New Zealand.
2. After Nick ate the sandwiches, he drank some juice.
3. Nick had eaten all the sandwiches, had drunk all the juice and had gone to work.
4. As Neil had missed the bus, he walked home.
5. Sandy just started to watch TV when the phone rang.