Present Perfect Continuous, Past Perfect Continuous

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 405.

The past indefinite /the past perfect

Test

1. Mary was afraid she ( ___ ) her key at home, but she found it in her handbag.

A had left

B left

2. ___ you ( ___ ) to your parents last week?

A Had you written

B Did you write

3. She ( ___ ) her composition before she handed it in, had she?

A Had she looked through

B She had looked through

4. Dad wasn't at home when I came back. He ( ___ ) out twenty minutes before.

A went

B had gone

5. Somebody ( ___ ) a message yesterday.

A sent

B had sent

6. He told me that he ( ___ ) a fortnight before.

A had come back

B came back

7. They couldn't believe he ( ___ ) his job at the college.

A had given up

B gave up

8. The students ( ___ ) work two days ago.

A finished

B had finished

9. I kept silence for a while thinking of what he ( ___ ) me.

A told

B had told

10. She apologized that she ( ___ ) him.

A had not phoned

B did not phone

Ex. 1. Use the Present Perfect Continuous and the Past Perfect Continuous in the following sentences and translate them.

1. Herbert (to study) at Grammar school for three years.

2. The journalist (to collect) the material for his article for 2 days.

3. We (to read) the novel «The War of the Worlds» for last two months.

4. Ann (to translate) Byron's verses into Russian for many years.

5. You (to look through) already the morning newspapers for an hour today.

6. The professor (to deliver) a lecture for 30 minutes when we entered the hall.

7. These students (to consult) with the tutor for 45 minutes.

8. I (to wait) for my friend for 10 minutes.

9. They (to work) at their pronunciation for 15 minutes when the teacher entered.

10. Jane (to discuss) already the questions with the dean for an hour.

11. My friend (to make a report) for half an hour when we came in.

12. Every day from 5 p.m. till 6 p.m. they (to listen to) the latest news.

13. Jack (to look for) a job for a month when we came to Chicago.

14. It (to rain) for the whole day today.

15. How long you (to watch) TV today? For 3 hours.