Практикум по грамматике английского языка : учебное пособие


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978-5-7996-2234-3 2017

Exercise 20. Put the verbs in brackets in Past Perfect Simple or Past 
Perfect Continuous.
Example: I arrived at midday to give Peter a lift, but he had already left 
(already/leave) to catch his train.
1. The burglar got inside easily because no one __________ (lock) the front 
door.
2. When we arrived at the station, we saw that our train __________ (already/
leave).
3. Ted was sitting on the ground. He was out of breath because he ___________ 
(run).
4. I was tired. I __________(work) all day.


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5. At least three hundred people were waiting in the queue to buy tickets for 
the game. Some of them __________ (stand) in the queue for more than 
four hours.
6. Soon after the wedding, she knew that she __________ (make) a mistake.
7. At the time the bank went bust, Becky ___________ (work) there for three 
years.
8. Julia boasted that her boss ___________ (give) her an extra half hour for 
lunch because she __________ (work) very hard all morning.
9. Brian’s family were very impressed to discover that he ___________ (cook) 
lunch when he came home from work early.
10. When I came out of the cinema I found that a thief ___________ (take) 
my car radio.
11. We missed our train, so by the time we reached the theatre, the play 
___________(end), and the audience was leaving the theatre.
12. He looked filthy. He _________ (sleep) under bridges for a month 
and___________(drink) far too much.
NARRATIVE TENSES
Narrative tense
Usage
Past Simple
when we are describing finished events in the past and 
want to tell
a story in a chronological order
Sally went to the station and bought a ticket.
Past Continuous for background descriptions and when we are describing 
actions still in progress or actions interrupted by a 
sudden event
There were a lot of people waiting at the station. Some 

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