NEGATIVE Subject+ hadn’t + been + the –ing form of the verb.. INTERROGATIVE Had +subject+ been + the –ing form of the verb.. We use the present perfect continuous to talk about an
Trang 1Subject+ had+
been + the –ing
form of the verb.
NEGATIVE
Subject+ hadn’t +
been + the –ing
form of the verb.
INTERROGATIVE
Had +subject+
been + the –ing
form of the verb.
We use the present perfect continuous to talk about an action taking place before a certain time in the past.
I had been reading the book for 10 minutes when Sue arrived.
They had been working the whole afternoon.
We use this tense to put emphasis on the duration
or course of an action.
She had been studying for her final exam since the beginning of the month of June.
The past perfect continuous is the past of the present perfect continuous:
I hope the bus comes soon I have been waiting for over 10 minutes.
At last the bus came I had been waiting for over ten minutes.
Compare the past perfect continuous and the past continuous:
It wasn’t raining when
we went out The sun was shining But it had been raining, so the ground was wet.
Complete the sentences using a suitable verb from the list in the past Continuous, past perfect or past perfect continuous.
DRIVE WASH FEEL TRY MARRY GO START KNOW GET TAKE WORK BE READ
TALK DO RAIN WATCH SEE
1. She the book the whole morning
2. We were good friends We _ each other for a long time
3. Sue for ten years when her husband died
4. They ten miles when the car broke down
5. She part in competitions since she was a little girl
6. Tina _ the ironing when her daughter arrived
7. Paul and Lisa out together for 3 years when they broke up
8. He to solve the crossword since the beginning of the week and in the end he completed it
9. He on his computer when the light went out and lost all the information
10. While Tom the dishes his wife went shopping to the supermarket
11. The concert already when we arrived at the theatre
12. Brenda told the policeman she anything strange in the neighbourhood
13. She decided to go to the doctor as she very well since she got up in the morning
14. When we went out the road was wet as it heavily
15. He in prison for over ten years when he managed to escape
16. He on his mobile for over ten minutes when his teacher saw him
17. They _ TV the whole afternoon before they decided
to go out for a walk
18. They were late for work as they stuck in a traffic jam for over an hour
Time expressions
FOR- SINCE
She’d been cooking since she got up/ for 2 hours.
HOW LONG
We use “how long”
in questions:
How long had you been waiting? THE WHOLE DAY/ ALL DAY
They had been studying the whole day / all day.