Bài 5: Quá khứ hoàn thành, quá khứ hoàn thành tiếp diễn

Câu 1 Read the situations and write sentences from the words in brackets.
1 You went to Suc's house, but she wasn't there
(she/go/out) She had gone out.
2 You went back to your home town after many years. It wasn't the same as
before.
(it/change/ a lot) .............It had changed a lot......
3 I invited Rachel to the party, but she couldn't come.
(she/arrange/ to do something else) She had arranged to do something else...................
4 You went to the cinema last night. You got to the cinema late.
(the film/ already/ begin) ..........The film had already begun.........
5 It was nice to see Dan again after such a long time.
(I/not/see/him for five years) .I hadn”t seen him for five years..................
6 I offered Sue something to eat, but she wasn't hungry
(she/just/ have breakfast) ......She had just had breakfast.............

Câu 2 For each situations, write a sentence ending with never…before. Use
the verb in brackets.
1 The man sitting next to you on the plane was very nervous. It was his
first flight.
(fly) He'd never flown before.
2 A woman walked into the room. She was a complete stranger to me.
(see) I had never seen her....... before.
3 Sam played tennis yesterday. He wasn't very good at it because it was
his first game.
(play) He ..............had never played tennis before
4 Last year we went to Denmark. It was our first time there.
(be there) We ...had never been there .........

Câu 3 Put the verb into the most suitable form, past continuous (I was
doing) past perfect (I had done) or past perfect continuous (I had
been doing)
1 It was very noisy next door. Our neighbours were having (have) a party.
2 We were good friend. We had known (know) each other for years.
3 John and I went for a walk. I had difficulty keeping up with him because
he ...was walking (walk) so fast
4 Sue was sitting on the ground.She was out of breath. She had been running... (run)
5 When I arrived, everybody was sitting round the table with their mouths
full. They ..were eating. (eat)
6 When I arrived, everybody was sitting round the table and talking. Their
mouths were empty, but their stomachs were full. They had been eating... (eat)
7 Jim was on his hands and knees on the floor. He ... (look) for his was looking
contach lens.
8 When I arrived, Kate was waiting. (wait) for me. She was annoyed with me because
I was late and she ..had been waiting. (wait) for a long time.
9 I was sad when I sold my car. I .had had.. (have) it for a long time.
10 We were extremely tired at the end of the journey. We ..had been travelling. (travel) for
more than 24 hours.

Câu 4 Read the situations and complete the sentences

1 We played tennis yesterday. Half an hour after we began playing, it
started to rain.
We had been playing for half an hour when it started to rain.
2 I had arranged to meet Tom in a restaurant. I arrived and waited for
him. After 20 minutes I suddenly realized that I was in the wrong
restaurant.
I .... for 20 minutes when I ... the wrong restaurant.
3 Sarah got a job in a factory. Five years later the factory closed down.
At the time the factory ... , Sarah ... there for five years.
4 I went to a concert last week. The orchestra began playing. After about
ten minutes a man in the audience suddenly started shouting.
The orchestra ... when ......
This time make your own sentence:
5 I began walking along the road. I ..... when .....

ĐÁP ÁN
Câu 1
2 It had changed a lot
3 She'd arranged to do something else
4 The film had already begun
5 I hadn't seen him for five years
6 She'd just had breakfast

Câu 2
2 I'd never seen her before
3 He'd never played before
4 We'd never been there before

Câu 3
3 was walking
4 had been running
5 were eating
6 had been eating
7 was looking
8 was waiting ... had been waiting
9 had had
10 had been travelling

Câu 4
2 I’d been waiting for 20 minutes when I relised that I was in the wrong
restaurant
3 At the same time the factory closed down, Sarad had been working there
for five years
4 The orchestra had been playing for about ten minutes when a man in the
audience started shouting
5 I’d been walking along the road for about ten minutes when a car suddenly
stopped just behind me