Past Continuous и Past Perfect Continuous c упражнениями

В принципе Past Perfect Continuous - это прошедшая форма Present Perfect Continuous. А конкретнее - действие происходило в течение какого-то времени (обычно известного) до какого-то "опорного" действия, выраженного Past Simple. А Past Continuous - это действие длящееся (еще не кончившееся) в какой-то то момент в прошлом, но когда оно началось - нам по барабану. Главное оно продолжалось в тот момент. Сравни два примера. Если их неправильно перевести, то можно переврать их смысл.

1. When I looked out of the window, it had been raining.

2. When I looked out of the window, it was raining.

В первом предложении человек выглянул в окно и увидел, что дождь шел, но уже закончился (наверное, увидел лужи, мокрых кошек и яркое солнце и понял причину, почему кошки мокрые и откуда лужи на дороге).

Во втором, человек выглянул в окно и увидел, что дождь идет (капли барабанят по мостовой, люди бегают с зонтами, то есть, дождь в процессе в момент выглядывания).

Упражнение. Поставь глаголы в скобках в нужную форму - Past Continuous или Past Perfect Continuous.

Примеры:

1) Tom was sitting on the chair, out of breath. He had been running (run).

2) I tried to catch Tom but I couldn't. He was running (run) very fast.

1.       Jim was on his hands and knees on the floor. He ________ (look) for his cigarette lighter.

2.       We ________ (walk) along the road for about 20 minutes when a car stopped and the driver offered us a lift.

3.       When I arrived, everyone was sitting round the table with their mouths full. They ____________ (eat).

4.       When I arrived, everyone was sitting round the table and talking. Their mouths were empty but their stomachs were full. They ____________ (eat).

5.       When I arrived, Ann ________(wait) for me. She was rather annoyed with me because I was late and she (wait) for me a very long time.

Ответ:

1. Jim was on his hands and knees on the floor. He was looking for his cigarette lighter.

2. We had been walking along the road for about 20 minutes when a car stopped and the driver offered us a lift.

3. When I arrived, everyone was sitting round the table with their mouths full. They were eating.

4. When I arrived, everyone was sitting round the table and talking. Their mouths were empty but their stomachs were full. They had been eating.

5. When I arrived, Ann was waiting for me. She was rather annoyed with me because I was late and she had been waiting for me a very long time.