Unit 5. Past Perfect and Past Perfect Progressive
A. Past Perfect
B. Past Perfect Progressive
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A. Past Perfect
| Утвердительная форма | Вопросительная форма | Отрицательная форма |
 I He She had worked We (‘d worked) You They |  I he Had she worked? we you they |  I He She had not worked We (hadn’t worked) You They |
Утвердительная форма образуется при помощи вспомогательного глагола to have в Past Simple (had) и Participle II смыслового глагола:
I(he / she / we / you / they) had read.
В вопросительной форме вспомогательный глагол ставится перед подлежащим:
Had I(he / she / we / you / they) read?
Отрицательная форма образуется при помощи отрицания not, которое ставится после вспомогательного глагола:
I(he / she / we / you / they) had not (hadn’t) read.
Случаи употребленияPast Perfect:
1) Для выражения действия, которое произошло раньше другого действия в прошлом (оно выражено с помощью Past Simple):
He said (Past Simple) that he had already taken (Past Perfect) the book from the library
(т.е. он взял книгу до того, как сказал об этом).
After she had cried, she felt better.
2) Для выражения действия, которое закончилось к определённому моменту в прошлом:
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We had translated the article by 5 o’clock.
They had finished the experiment by the end of the year.
3) В сложносочинённых предложениях с союзамиhardly ...when,
no sooner ... than (едва … как; не успел и … как)для выражения действия, предшествующего другому действию. При этом имеет место инверсия, т.е., глагол had занимает место перед подлежащим:
Hardlyhad he entered the room when he heard the noise.
Едва он вошёл в комнату, как услышал шум.
No soonerhad I read the first page when mother called me.
Не успел я прочитать и первую страницу, как мама позвала меня.
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Не closed the window, took a book and sat down in the armchair.
Exercise 1.Open the brackets using the Past Perfect:
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1. He (to do) all the work by 5 o’clock yesterday.
2. The pupils (not to write) the composition before the bell rang.
3. He went for a walk after he (to do) his lessons.
4. He (to finish) the work by the time you came?
5. When he went out, he remembered that he (to leave) his keys at home.
6. The delegation (to arrive) by last Sunday.
7. I already (to have) dinner when my friend came.
8. The lecture (to begin) by the time I entered the room.
9. When I rang, she already (to leave).
10. The students (to pass) their last exam by the 26th of June.
Exercise 2.Make up short dialogues, using the Past Perfect:
1. Had you studied psychology before he entered the University?
2. Had your classes already begun when you came to the University?
3. Had you done your lessons by this time yesterday?
4. Why hadn’t you invited me to the cinema?
5. How many English books had you read by the end of the year?
6. Had you arrived at the station by 6 o’clock?
7. Had you packed your things by the time the taxi arrived?
8. Had you translated this article by that time?
Exercise 3.Make the following sentences interrogative and negative:
Student A: Student B:
1. We had prepared our exercises by 7 o’clock.
2. I had found this book by the time you phoned me.
3. She had packed her things by that time.
4. He had left before I came back.
5. They had repaired the roof by Monday.
6. She wanted to know how I had got her telephone number.
7. My mother had prepared dinner by 2 o’clock.
8. The children went to bed after they had done their lessons.
Exercise 4.Answer the following questions using the Past Perfect:
Student A: Student B:
1. Why couldn’t you get into the flat? (to lose the key).
2. Why did she refuse to go to the cinema with you? (to see the film).
3. Why didn’t you see Ann on Sunday? (to go for a weekend).
4. Why did you come so soon from your holiday? (to spend all the money).
5. Why didn’t you cook the salad? (not to buy vegetables).
6. Why didn’t you ring Tom up? (to quarrel with him).
7. Why were you late for classes yesterday? (to miss the 8 o’clock train).
Exercise 5.Complete the sentences:
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1. Roger came to the theatre (когда пьеса уже началась).
2. They thought that (она ещё не пришла).
3. He couldn’t believe that we (сделали это сами).
4. Did you see him after (он закончил университет)?
5. The girl felt easier after she (поговорила с мамой).
6. When Mother came home (дети уже легли спать).
7. She didn’t want to speak to him (после того, как они поссорились).
8. When she arrived at the station (поезд уже ушёл).
9. We walked home after (закончили работу в саду).
10. I went to the beach after (они ушли).
Exercise 6.Translate into English:
1. Когда вы пришли, я уже выполнил своё домашнее задание. 2. К двум часам все уже прибыли на вокзал. 3. К тому времени, как моя сестра позвонила, гости ещё не собрались. 4. Сколько страниц этой книги они перевели к концу прошлой недели? 5. Ты закончил вою работу к этому времени вчера, не так ли? 6. Что вы уже подготовили к тому времени? 7. Кто уже сдал экзамены к тому моменту? 8. Дождь уже прекратился, когда мы вышли из дома. 9. Он уже разговаривал по-испански к концу года. 10. Я думала, они переехали на новую квартиру.
Exercise 7. Make up sentences with the help of the conjunctions hardly...when, no sooner...than.
Example: He (to leave the room); the bomb (to explode).
Hardly had he left the room when the bomb exploded.
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1. The guests (to leave); she (to go) upstairs.
2. The sun (to set); it (to become) very cold).
3. The teacher (to enter) the classroom; the pupils (to stand up).
4. They (to have) their dinner; the telephone (to ring).
5. He (to finish) his story; there (to be) a burst of laughter.
6. She (to explain) everything; he (to stop) listening.
7. She (to enter) the room; the light (to go out).
8. We (to pack) our things; it (to be) time to go to the station.
9. He (to open the door); a child (to run) to him.
Exercise 8.Put the verbs into the Past Simple or the Past Perfect:
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1. She (to be) not at home. She (to go) out 15 minutes ago.
2. She (to know) why he (to come).
3. He showed us the bridge he (to build) in 1988.
4. By the time my friend (to come) I (to tidy) up my room.
5. When I (to come) home Granny already (to make) a cake.
6. Mother (to see) that Nick (not to wash) his hands.
7. Yesterday I (to find) a book that I (to lose) last summer.
8. He (to finish) his homework by 4 o’clock.
9. We (to finish) our work at 7 o’clock.
10. When they (to come) to the station, the train already (to leave).
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B. Past Perfect Progressive
| Утвердительная форма | Вопросительная форма | Отрицательная форма |
 I He She had been working We You They |  I he Had she been working? we you they |  I He She had not been working We (hadn’t been working) You They |
Утвердительная форма образуется при помощи вспомогательного глагола to be в Past Perfect (had been) и Participle I смыслового глагола:
I(he / she / we / you / they) had been reading.
В вопросительной форме первый вспомогательный глагол (had) ставится перед подлежащим:
Had I(he / she / we / you / they) been reading?
Отрицательная форма образуется при помощи отрицания not, которое ставится после первого вспомогательного глагола (had):
I(he / she / we / you / they) had not (hadn’t) been reading.
Случаи употребления Past Perfect Progressive:
1)Длительное действие, которое началось до определённого момента в прошлом и закончилось в этот момент:
I had been waiting for 2 hours when he came
(т.е., он пришёл, и ожидание закончилось).
He felt tired because he had been playing football (т.е., он играл в футбол, но к моменту упоминания об этом он уже прекратил играть).
2) Длительное действие, которое началось до определённого момента в прошлом и всё ещё продолжалось в этот момент:
She had been teaching English for 2 years when we met
(т.е., она преподавала английский ещё до того, как мы познакомились, и продолжала преподавать и после нашего знакомства).
When I first heard about him he had been working there for 5 months
(т.е.,он уже 5 лет проработал там к тому моменту, как я о нём услышал впервые, и продолжал работать и после этого).
В предложениях с the Past Perfect Progressiveобычно указывается период времени, в течение которого происходит действие. Этот период может быть обозначен 3-мя способами:
| C помощью предлога FOR – в течение, на протяжении –(когда обозначается весь период, в течение которого длилось действие) | He had been working for 2 hours when we came. |
| C помощью предлога SINCE – с, с тех пор как – (когда обозначается начальный момент действия) | She had been studying foreign languages since she became a student. |
| C помощью обстоятельственных выражений типа all his life, all the year (month, day) | Jane said she had been writing all day. |
Таким образом, употребление the Past Perfect Progressive характерно для сложных предложений:
Неdidn’t rememberhow long hehad been sitting there.
Shehad been watching TV for 2 hours when her parentsreturned home.
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Compare:
When I looked out of the window, it had been raining (в тот момент, когда я выглянул в окно, дождя уже не было, но он шёл до этого в течение какого-то периода)
When I looked out of the window, it was raining (дождь шёл именно в тот момент, когда я выглянул в окно)
Exercise 1.Make the following sentences interrogative and negative:
Student A: Student B:
1. He had been working there for many years.
2. It had been raining for 2 hours when I left home.
3. I had been reading for about an hour when he came.
4. She had been working for a long time when her brother came.
5. Her aunt had been living in Moscow for 5 years when the war began.
6. The boy felt very tired as he had been working in the garden.
Exercise 2.Open the brackets using the Past Perfect Progressive:
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1. I was tired. I (to work) all day long.
2. The room was empty but there was a smell of cigarettes. Somebody (to smoke) in the room.
3. He turned to the girl who (to listen) to the conversation with interest.
4. We (to work) for 2 hours when Pete joined us.
5. It (to snow) heavily for 3 hours when we left the house.
6. She (to listen) to the music for 2 hours when her sister returned home.
7. I (to work) in this office since I returned from abroad.
8. My grandfather (to work) at a factory for 25 years before he retired.
9. They (to write) each other letters for 2 months.
Exercise 3.Make up the sentences complete combining the suitable parts from the right and left-hand columns:
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| 1. They had been experimenting for a year 2. She had been studying Spanish for 3 years 3. We had been studying the Past Perfect Progressive for a week 4. She had been saving up money for 3 months 5. He had been writing little stories for some years 6. She had been working at school for 25 years | a. before she could buy a fur coat b. before they achieved important results c. before she became a pensioner d. before his first book came out e. before we wrote a test f. before she went to Spain as a tourist |
Exercise 4.Complete the questions and make up short dialogues:
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1. How long had your family been living in Grodno before ... (to move to Borisov)?
2. How long had they been saving money before ... (to buy a new car)?
3. How long had she been discussing this question before ... (to arrive at an agreement)?
4. How long had your brother been training before ... (to set a record)?
5. How long had you been listening to this record before ... (to understand every word)?
6. How long had you been waiting for your friend before ... (to come)?
Exercise 5.Make up sentences with the Past Perfect Progressive:
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Example: Mother / teach literature for 20 years / retire.
Mother had been teaching literature for 20 years before she retired
1. He / compose music for 2 years / become popular
2. Your friend / live in Vitebsk for 10 years / move to Minsk
3. He / work as an engineer for 7 years / become a good specialist
4. She / take this medicine for a week / recover
5. He / play chess for 5 years / become the world chess champion
6. They / date for 3 years / get married
Exercise 6.Translate into English:
1. Он казал, что работает с пяти часов. 2. Том играл в течение двух часов в тот момент, когда мама позвала его обедать. 3. Она чувствовала себя лучше, так как отдыхала весь вечер. 4. Он работает в банке с тех пор, как вернулся из Англии. 5. Я ждала в течение часа, прежде чем он позвонил. 6. Он учил английский с тех пор как поступил в университет. 7. Весь месяц мы готовились к экзамену. 8. Они сидели в классе в течение 15 минут, когда пришёл учитель. 9. Как долго ты учил это стихотворение, пока запомнил его?
Exercise 7.Open the brackets choosing between the Past Perfect Progressive and the Past Progressive:
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1. When I arrived she (to wait) for me. But she was angry because she (to wait for a very long time.
2. John (to drive) the car when the accident happened.
3. The sky (cleared) though it (to rain) still.
4. That day the sun (to shine) since morning and the sky was blue.
5. The children looked tired. They (to walk) since early morning.
6. Jim was on his knees on the floor. He (to look) for his pen.
TEST
TASK I.Open the brackets:
1. By eleven she (to finish) her work.
2. Lisa (to play) the piano since mother went to work.
3. After he (to translate) the text he (to return) the dictionary to me.
4. She said that she (to live) in Minsk all her life
5. The child (to cry) for almost an hour when his aunt (to come).
6. I couldn’t phone her because I (to lose) her number.
7. By 2 o’clock the teacher (to ask) all the students.
8. We (not to reach) the station when it began to rain.
9. He (to wake up) by the time I came.
TASK II.Open the brackets:
1. I (to listen) to British rock music since I (to be) a little child.
2. The old man (to be) glad that he (to find) a seat near the window.
3. By the time the train (to reach) the city, we (to make friends) with the passengers.
4. All my friends (to be) glad that I (to pass) that difficult exam successfully.
5. Hardly we (to pack) our things when it (to be) high time to go to the station.
6. When I came home, mother (to tell) me that she (to receive) a letter from grandfather.
7. No sooner we (to enter) the hall when the meeting (to begin).
8. Nobody (to know) what (to happen) to them.
9. How long he (to wait) before you (to come)?
10. Irene (to study) for 2 years when we (to meet).
11. He (to read) the book by 10 o’clock.
12. We (to talk) for an hour when he suddenly (to interrupt) us.
13. She (to spend) all her free time in the Internet since her parents (to buy) her a computer.
14. He (to study) French before he (to enter) the University.
15. I (to work) with Michael for a year when I (to understand) that I liked him.
TASK III.Translate into English:
1. Она написала очень хорошую статью после того, как внимательно изучила проблему. 2. Едва прозвенел звонок, как студенты выбежали из аудитории 3. Успел ли учитель дать детям домашнее задание до того, как окончился урок? 4. Он закончил книгу к понедельнику. 5. Как долго ты учился играть на гитаре, прежде чем собрал свою группу? 6. Не успел я закрыть глаза, как зазвонил будильник. 7. Мы упаковали наши вещи к тому времени, как приехало такси. 8. Джон умылся, почистил зубы, пошёл на кухню и начал готовить завтрак. 9. Они готовились два года, прежде чем приняли участие в соревновании. 10. Он закончил работу к тому времени, как мы пришли. 11. Она жила здесь с тех пор, как получила новую работу. 12. Я чувствовал себя усталым, потому что работал в саду.