Упражнение № 1 Поставьте глаголы из скобок в форму Past Perfect или Past

Perfect Continuous.

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.)

She ... (learn) “Eugene Onegin” by the autumn. (К осени она выучила «Евгения
Онегина».)

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.)

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.)

They ... (decorate) the New Year tree before the children arrived. (Они украсили
новогоднюю елку до того, как прибыли дети.)

Bob ... (eat up) all the muffins by lunchtime. (Боб съел все маффины к обеду.)

My sister ... (do) the laundry since early morning. (Моя сестра занималась
стиркой с самого раннего утра.)

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.)

He ... (loose) much weight by the end of the year. (Он сильно похудел к концу
года.)

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.)

Упражнение № 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.
2. to build
 They ... a new school for six months when there was an earthquake. –
They ... a new block of flats by December.
3. 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.

Упражнение № 3 Опираясь на образец, дополните предложения в

the Past Perfect Continuous Tense.

Example: … before we came from the supermarket. Liz/ to clean/the flat/for

two hours.— Liz had been cleaning the flat for two hours before we came
from the supermarket.

… before Tom came to the court. Helen/to play/tennis/for an hour and a

half.
… before he retired. Mr Black/to work/as a lawyer/for twenty-five years.
… when the bus arrived. We/ to wait/f or forty minutes.
Sheila looked tired because She/to sew/a dress/for her little daughter/all
day.
Before Jack got to level four …. Не/to play/the same game/for three hours.
Mike’s neighbours were angry because …. Не/to listen/to loud music/for
four hours/yesterday evening.
Everybody was very hungry because …. They/to work/all day/without/а
break for lunch.
… when suddenly the car broke down. We/ to drive/for five hours.
… before the plane landed in the airport late in the evening yesterday.
They/to fly/for six hours. … since Easter.
Alex and Den/to prepare/for the exams.

Упражнение № 4 Поставьте глаголы в скобках в the Past Perfect

Continuous Tense.

My sister … (to practise) for two months before that concert. The boys …
(to fish) for three hours before Tom caught the first fish. We … (to discuss)
that problem for more than an hour before we found the right solution.
Henry … (to wait) for half an hour before he saw his girlfriend getting off
the tram. Driving to the hospital was difficult as it … (to snow) all night.
Polly … (to study) economy since she entered university. Ron’s collection of
coins was valuable as he … (to collect) them since he was a schoolboy.
When Sam returned home we … (to watch) that TV programme for a
quarter of an hour already. Bill’s coat and mittens were wet because he …
(to play) snowballs with his friends in the yard. David was irritated because
the police inspector … (to ask) him questions for more than an hour.

Упражнение № 5 Сделайте предложения отрицательными и

вопросительными.

Brian had been trying to find a better job for three weeks.
Little Johnny had been riding his new bike all day yesterday.
Robert and Frank had been fixing that computer for two hours yesterday.
Julia had been typing the report all the morning yesterday.
It had been raining all night last Tuesday.
The Smiths had been building their house for four years.
We had been skating for three hours yesterday.
You had been decorating the classroom for more than two hours last
Saturday.
The twins had been fighting in the backyard when their mother saw them.
Molly had been speaking on the phone for an hour and a half yesterday
evening.

Упражнение № 6 Поставьте глаголы в скобках в правильную форму.

It … (to snow) for five hours before the weather changed. Betty and Jane …
(to argue) for half an hour when their parents returned home. Why did Ed
miss his training yesterday? — He couldn’t come because he … (to prepare)
his project all day yesterday. … Isabel… (to work) as a secretary for four
years before she moved to another town? — No, she …. She … (to work) as
a secretary just for two years. … Pete … (toplay) computer games all the
evening last Friday? — No, he …. He … (to write) an essay for two hours and
then he went for a walk. Jean … (not to wait) for our boss all the morning
yesterday. She … (to speak) to some clients for about an hour and then she
went to the bank. Kevin was exhausted because he … (to unload) the lorry
for three hours. I was really happy that Ron won that competition because
he … (toprepare) for it for half a year. … you … (to save) money for a new
computer for a long time? — Yes, I… . I… (not to spend) a penny for six
months before I got a sufficient sum. Cathy and Sue … (to tidy) our cottage
house for two days after that birthday party.

Упражнение № 7 Составьте вопрос к любым словосочетаниям.

We had been preparing for the Art Festival for a month. Nora had been
swimming in the pool for an hour before the rain started. The boys had
been eating hamburgers in the park yesterday. Gordon had been reading
the article about new software for half an hour yesterday. Helen had been
speaking to her friend on the phone for two hours yesterday.

Упражнение № 8 Составьте предложения, используя the Past  Perfect

Continuous Tense.

We/to wait/outdoors/for twenty minutes/before/he/opened the door.

What/Sally/to cook/when/you/came/home/ yesterday?
How long/you/to repair/your car/before/Nick/ started/to help/you?
Sarah/to collect/dolls/since/she/ was/a girl.
Where/they/to come/f rom/when/you/met/them/ yesterday?
Who/to sing/karaoke/all the evening/yesterday?
Greg/to study/for his final exams/all last month?
They/ to drive/for five hours/when/they/ran out of petrol.
Tony/ to sleep/for an hour/before/you/woke/him up.
Our chief/ to discuss/some affairs/with our business partners/for two
hours/last Wednesday.

Упражнение № 9 Поставьте глаголы в скобках в правильную форму.

Where … Robert… (to work) since 4 o’clock yesterday? — He … (to fix) a
fence in the garden. What… Wendy … (to do) in the studio for three hours
last Monday? — She … (to prepare) some of her pictures for the exhibition.
Why … you … (to hurry) when I met you last Friday, James? — I … (to go) to
the railway station to meet my uncle. I was afraid to be late. It… (to rain)
heavily when Mr Scott stopped his car in front of a cafe. He wanted to have
lunch because he … (not to eat) since early morning. What … the students
… (to write) since 9 o’clock yesterday morning? — They … (to write) a test
on Psychology. How long … Janet… (to work) in the office before she went
home yesterday? — She … (to make) photocopies of some documents for
the boss for about an hour and then she … (to type) some letters for two
hours before her working day was over. The government… (to carry) on
negotiations with the terrorists for three days before they reached some
agreement. Stuart… (to try) to call you for a quarter of an hour before you
finally answered the phone. Emily felt horrible yesterday because she …
(not to sleep) all night. Why was Janet so angry last Friday? — Because she
… (to argue) with her parents for an hour.

Упражнение № 10 Найдите ошибки и исправьте их.

Ann had been done the ironing for two hours yesterday. We had tried to
catch a taxi for twenty-five minutes last Sunday before we managed to stop
one. Margaret had been not surfing the Net all day yesterday. Nigel had
being trying to get in touch with you for a week. Had been they waiting for
a bus for half an hour last Wednesday? How long Nelly had been speaking
on the phone yesterday? Had Sue been sunbathing all day yesterday? —
No, she had. They have been dancing for more than an hour yesterday
before Helen got tired. Who had played the piano in your room from 3 to 4
o’clock yesterday? Why had been crying your baby all the morning
yesterday.

Упражнение № 10 Переведите на английский язык.

Вчера девочки целый день помогали мне собирать яблоки в саду.

Менеджер вчера разговаривал с клиентами больше двух часов. На
прошлой неделе мы готовились к экзаменам с понедельника по
четверг. Я вчера не пользовался компьютером с пяти до семи часов
вчера. Вчера вы тренировались в спортзале 2 часа? — Да, мы
тренировались с шести до восьми часов вчера. Как долго мальчики
вчера катались на велосипедах? — Они катались около трех часов.
Почему он вчера целый день работал в библиотеке? — Он весь день
готовился к конференции. Какой фильм дети смотрели вчера с девяти
вечера? — Они смотрели какую-то комедию. Какие документы ваш
секретарь готовил целый день в прошлый вторник? — Он готовил
отчеты для наших торговых партнеров. Что учитель вам вчера объяснял
на первом уроке? — Он объяснял правила грамматики.
Упражнение № 11 Put the verbs in brackets into Past Perfect.
1. We rushed to the station but it was too late. The train ... just ... (leave).
2. The house was very quiet because everybody ... (leave) it. 3. We had
no car at the time because we ... already (sell) our old one. 4. Last year
my family was in France. We ... never ... (be) there before. 5. As I...
(clean) my flat, it didn’t look untidy. 6. Ann ... just... (get) home when I
phoned. 7. She didn’t want to go to the cinema because she ... (see) the
film before. 8. My wallet wasn’t in my bag as somebody ... (steal) it. 9.
By 1960 most of Britain’s old colonies ... (become) independent. 10. By
the end of the meeting we ... (make) the decision. 11. ... the mother ...
(cook) the dinner by the time of your arrival? 12. I ... (not/invite) Mary to
the party because I didn’t want to see her. 13. Although he ... ( play)
tennis before he played very badly yesterday. 14. I received a bad mark
because I ... (make) many mistakes in my test. 15. We ... (not/finish) our
work in time.

Упражнение № 12 Choose Past Simple or Past Perfect.

1. While I was listening to the music, somebody ... into the room. a.
came b. had come 2. I enjoyed this film even though I... it before. a. saw
b. had seen 3. I tried to touch John in the morning but he already — 
Student Student   a. left b. had left 4. The teacher ... that the pupil didn’t
know the lesson. a. understood b. had understood 5. I... my composition
by the end of the lesson. a. wrote b. had written 6. He told me he ...
football before. a. played b. had played 7. When I... the door everybody
was there. a. opened b. had opened 8. We ... him when we lived in Italy. 
Student Student   a. met b. had met 9. At first I... the book, then I saw
the film. a. read b. had read 10. When I... on the bus, I realized that I had
forgotten my key. a. was b. had been 11. I didn’t know her address
because I... the note with it. a. lost b. had lost 12. He remembered this
accident which he ... on the road. a. saw b. had seen 13. She ... as a
nurse before she became a doctor. a. worked b. had worked. 14. The
children ... up the dishes after the dinner. a. washed b. had washed 15.
We met Ann last week. She ... better than before. a. looked b. had
looked Students Students.
Упражнение № 13 Put the verbs in brackets into Past Perfect
Continuous Tense.
1. They ... (live) in this city for almost three years when their son came
back to England. 2. We were very wet when we came'home because
we ... (walk) in the rain for a long time. 3. Bob tried to stop Dan
who ... (shout) for the last ten minutes. 4. Angela rose from the arm-
chair in which she ... (sit) at least for two hours. 5. David saw that
Mary ... (cry) because her eyes were wet and red but didn’t say
anything. 6. I thought we had to come to the solution of this problem
which we ... (discuss) for hours already. 7. She ... (learn) French for
five years before she could speak fluently 8. How long ... she ... (wait)
before he came? 9. When I met David, he ... just... (open) a new bank
account. 10. Miss Burn ... (work) only for about half an hour when
she heard it. 11. The children ... (go) to school by bus for three
months, when they cancelled the school bus service. 12. When the
parents arrived, he ... (play) computer games since 3 o’clock and
hadn’t done his homework. 13. ... you (cook) the cake long enough
when you took it out? 14. Sam ... (not talk) very loudly so in the end I
couldn’t understand him at all. 15. It was lunchtime and Tom ...
(work) for four hours when his boss came.

Упражнение № 14 Read the situation and write your own sentence

using Past Perfect Continuous.
1. Mary woke up suddenly. She was frightened. She/to dream/a
nightmare______________________________________ .    2. Jim
came home. He was tired. His hands were dirty. He/to work/ in the
garden________________________________________ . 3. When
parents entered the room, but there was a strong smell of cigarettes.
Someone/ to smoke /in the
room______________________________________ . 4. When the
test was over, the students looked really tired. They/to write/for two
hours_________________________________________ . 5. Ann
came from the beach. Her skin was red. She/ to lie/ in the sun/ too
much______________________________________ . 6. When the
children came home, dinner was ready, but mother was tired and
couldn’t eat at all. She/ to cook/ since
morning_______________________________________ . 7. I really
had to go to the dentist because one of the teeth/ ache /for weeks.
8. When the company went bankrupt, nothing could change the
situation. It/lose/money for
months_________________________________________ . 9. Henry
was stopped by the police. He/drive/too
fast________________________________________ . 10. We started
to play football at about three. Somewhere about half past three it
began to rain. We/ play football/ for about half an
hour_____________________________ .