English, 29.07.2021 04:10 ALEXMASTERS64

. Read the situations and then write sentences, using past perfect continuous. 1. The two boys came into the house. One had a black eye and the other had a cut lip.(they/ fight)
- They ……………………………………………………..
2. Tom was watching television. He was feeling very tired. (he / study / hard all day)
– He ………………………………………………….
3. When I walked into the room, it was empty. But there was a smell of cigarettes. (somebody / smoke
/ in the room)
– Somebody…………………………………………………..….………… …..
4. When Mary came back from the beach, she looked very red from the sun. (she / lie / in the sun too
long)
– She ………………………………………….
5. The two boys came into the house. They had a football and they were both very tired. (they / play/
football)
– They ………………………………………
6. Ann woke up in the middle of the night. She was frightened and she didn’t know where she was.
(she / dream)
– She ……………………………………...
II. Put the verb into the correct form, past perfect continuous or past continuous.
1. Tom was leaning against the wall, out of breath. He (run)………………….
2. I tried to catch Tom but I couldn’t. He (run)………………… very fast.
3. Jim was on his hands and knees on the floor. He (look)……………….. for his cigarettes lighter.
4. We (walk)……………… along the road for about 20 minutes when a car stopped and the driver offered
us a lift.
5. When I arrived, everyone was sitting round the table with their mouths full. They
(eat)…………………………
6. When I arrived, everyone was sitting round the table and talking. Their mouths were empty but their
stomachs were full. They (eat)………………….
7. When I arrived, Ann (wait)………………… for me. She was rather annoyed with me because I was late
and she (wait)……………….. for a very long time.
III. Give the correct form of verbs, using present perfect continuous or past perfect continuous.
1. It is midnight, I (study) for five straight hours. No wonder I’m getting tired.
2. It was midnight, I (study) for five straight hours. No wonder I was getting tired.
3. Jack suddenly realized that the teacher was asking a question. He couldn’t answer because he
(daydream) for the last ten minutes.
4. Wake up! You (sleep) long enough. It’s time to get up.
5. At last two hundred people were waiting in line to buy tickets to the game. Some of them
(stand) in line for more than four hours. We decided not to try to get tickets for
ourselves.

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