Past tense of the word exercise

Времена в английском всегда вызывают сложности у учеников. Особенно те, аналогов которых нет в родном языке. Чтобы студент мог безболезненно пройти сложную грамматическую тему Past Tenses, мы разработали полезный раздаточный материал, а также упражнения на тему Past Tenses для онлайн-уроков английского языка. Задания не банальные и однотипные, а уникальные и креативные — все, как мы любим в Skyeng. Даже к искусственному интеллекту обратились за помощью, так что будет интересно!

Что вы найдете в статье:

1. Теоретическая часть (краткая, но емкая шпаргалка с примерами использования глаголов во временах Past Tenses: Past Simple, Past Continuous, Past Perfect, Past Perfect Continuous)
2. Практическая часть (упражнения по английскому на закрепление глаголов времен Past Tenses: Past Simple, Past Continuous, Past Perfect, Past Perfect Continuous)
3. Бонусная часть by ChatGPT (в упражнении нужно раскрыть скобки, поставив глаголы английского языка в правильную форму  Past Simple, Past Continuous, Past Perfect, Past Perfect Continuous).

Содержание:

1. Теоретическая часть
2. Практическая часть
3. Бонусная часть

1. Теоретическая часть

Этот гайд поможет вам легко и безболезненно погрузиться в мир английской грамматики. Давайте рассмотрим историю любви молодых людей. Для начала прочтем ее на русском языке, а уже потом на английском:

	Past Simple	Past Continuous	Past Perfect	Past Perfect Continuous
На русском языке	Мы с моим парнем познакомились пять лет назад	Тогда мы оба работали в офисе	Я только закончила университет и начала там работать	Он на тот момент уже два года работал в подразделении
На английском языке	My boyfriend and I met 5 years ago	We were both working in an office	I had just graduated from the university and started working there	He had already been working in a department for two years

Ну как вам? А еще говорят, что русский язык — сложный! Вы посмотрите на английский: только разобрались с Present Tenses, а тут уже прошедшее время, да еще и четыре варианта. Как же это все запомнить? На самом деле все просто (simple).

Разберем каждую форму step by step, по этапам знакомства наших персонажей:

• Past Simple
Знакомство — это однократное действие в прошлом, причем время точно известно. Указатели этого времени: … ago (… назад), last … (в прошлом…).

• Past Continuous

Это обстоятельства встречи. Что происходило во время знакомства? We were working in an office (Мы оба работали в офисе).

Объяснять сложные темы помогут наши статьи:

2. Практическая часть

Приступим к упражнениям на закрепление времен группы Past Tenses: Past Simple, Past Continuous, Past Perfect, Past Perfect Continuous.

Упражнение 1  — Изучаем английскую грамматику с помощью хитов

Все просто: включаем известную на весь мир музыкальную композицию и просим студентов заполнить пропуски в тексте песни, поставив глагол в правильную форму. Например:

Как видите, эта песня заточена на отработку глаголов в форме Past Simple. Еще больше идей для выполнения этого упражнения, в том числе и композиции, в которых используются другие Past Tenses, можно найти в материале Teach Past tenses using songs (Worksheet).

Упражнение 2 — Фантазируем на английском с помощью карточек

Предлагаем ученикам попрактиковать Past Continious в непринужденной форме с помощью подборки карточек. Все, что требуется: включить фантазию и закончить предложения. Еще больше классных рекомендаций в статье 10 fun Past Continuous activities.

Упражнение 3 — Визуализируем английскую грамматику

Рисование — это отличный способ запомнить новые слова и грамматические конструкции. Почему бы учащимся в режиме реального времени не изображать то, что рассказывает учитель? Можно поберечь связки педагога и включить историю на Youtube. Пример истории, которую можно нарисовать:

Упражнение 4 — Играем в настольные игры на английском

Как отточить грамматику увлекательным способом? Сыграть в настольную игру. Делать это реально в офлайн и в онлайн-классе. Можно поискать готовые варианты, а можно сделать самостоятельно. Вот самый простой пример игры — змейка Past Simple. Ученики просто двигаются по полю, бросая кубик. Задача студентов — поставить глагол в правильную форму. Змейка опробована на десятках учеников — схема рабочая, поверьте. 

Надеемся, мы уже вдохновили вас преподавать грамматику и запоминать правильные формы глаголов интересными способами. Но и это еще не все! Делимся полезной ссылкой: Continuous, Simple и Perfect: 10 заданий на формы прошедшего времени.

А для тех, кому все-таки не хватает однотипных тестовых заданий по типу «вставить слово в правильной форме» или «выбрать верный вариант ответа», мы подобрали несколько упражнений. Можно быстро пробежаться по ним на занятии:

• Сайт-хранилище интерактивных упражнений в тестовой форме 
• Упражнение на Mixed Tenses

Делимся лайфхаком: ученику будет интереснее и приятнее выполнять тесты, если они хоть как-то будут касаться сферы его интересов. Например, ученик любит путешествия, попробуйте подобрать для него предложения по теме.

Еще больше упражнений и игр в наших статьях:

3. Бонусная часть

Еще лайфхак для преподавателей: если идеи на исходе, а силы — на нуле, обратитесь за помощью к искусственному интеллекту — он экономит время. Главное, чтобы ученики не догадались попросить чат о помощи.

Предлагаем вашим студентам поставить глаголы в правильной форме прошедшего времени (Past Tenses: Past Simple, Past Continuous, Past Perfect, Past Perfect Continuous). Особенности предложений в том, что, составлены они не кем-то там, а чатом GPT:

• I (wake up) at 6 o’clock this morning and (start) my simple work day.
• I couldn’t find my keys because I (leave) them at home.
• Yesterday I (walk) to work, and I (arrive) on time even though I stopped for a while.
• By the time we got to the concert, the band already (start to play).
• They (finish) dinner before the movie (start) .
• I (finish) my tests yesterday morning and (go) home early.
• When I (see) him yesterday, he (wear) a hat that he (buy) on his trip to Paris. 
• Last year, I (live) in Paris and (speak) French every day to improve my language skills. What a life!
• He never (taste) sushi before he (go) to Japan, but now he loves it.
• She (come) to the party one hour late because she had to finish some work.
• By the time I met him, he (know) about the project for weeks.
• She (look) out the window when she (see) the car pull up.
• They (write) a letter to their grandparents when the power went out.
• I already (watch) the movie before my friends came over to see it with me.

Надеемся, наш материал был полезен для вас. Успехов в преподавании!

Повторяем времена группы Past — Past Tenses, а именно Past Simple, Past Continuous, Past Perfect. Упражнения взяты из сборника упражнений Ю. Голицынский, частично изменены и дополнены. В конце раздела «Повторение» вам предлагается выполнить заключительный тест.

Времена группы Past (Simple, Continuous, Perfect, Perfect Continuous) — повторение. Past Tenses Revision

A. Сопоставьте время глагола Past Simple, Past Continuous, Past Perfect, Past Perfect Continuous и характер действия:

1. действие происходило давно и не связано с настоящим
2. действие, которое происходило в какой-то момент в прошлом (процесс)
3. последовательность действий в прошлом
4. действие, которое уже закончено к определенному моменту в прошлом
5. действие, которое началось в прошлом и происходило на какой-то момент уже в течение некоторого времени

В. Подберите примеры:

a. Дети занимались английским с 16.00 до 18.00.
b. Она приготовила ужин к  времени его прихода.
c. Когда я пришел домой, дети ждали меня уже несколько часов.
d. В детстве я любил играть в солдатики (tin soldires).
e. Мы пошли на рыбалку, поймали много рыбы, затем приготовили уху и съели ее.

С. Переведите примеры на английский язык.

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Упражнения на прошедшие времена в английском языке Past Simple, Past Continuous и Past Perfect в сравнении

Упражнение вводное. Сопоставьте время глагола и временное выражение.

then, when? (вопрос), when he came, when (в значении after) he came, before he came, from 2 till 3, at 5 o`clock yesterday, by the time he came, yesterday, last night/ year, a week/month ago, in 1999, the other day, while, all day/ night/ morning, after, etc.

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Past Simple: ___________________
Past Continuous: ____________________
Past Perfect: ___________________

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Упражнение 1. Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в Past Simple или Past Perfect.

1. By two o’clock the teacher (to examine) all the students.
2. On my way to school I (to remember) that I (to leave) my report at home.
3. All my friends (to be) glad to hear that I (to pass) all the exams successfully.
4. The poor boy (to open) his eyes, (to look) around and (to try) to remember what (to happen) to him.
5. All the passengers (to see) at once that the old man (to travel) a lot in his life.
6. By the time we (to come) to see him, he (to leave) home.
7. During the holidays my friend (to visit) the village where he (to live) in his childhood.
8. When they (to enter) the hall, the performance already (to begin).
9. When I (to come) home, my mother (to go) shopping.
10. He (to study) French before he (to enter) the university.

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Упражнение 2. Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в Past Simple или Past Perfect.

1. I (to think) he already (to go) home.
2. I (not to see) him after we (to meet )at the concert.
3. He (to leave) the house before I (to have ) time to ask him anything.
4. After he (to spend) some days in Paris he (to feel) lonely and (to want) to return home.
5. He (to speak) a language we never (to hear) before.
6. When the rain (to stop), I (to look ) out of the window.
7. The telegram (to come) some minutes after he (to leave).
8. She (to think) that Tom and Lanny (to quarrel).
9. The girl (to be) glad that she (to find) a seat near the window.
10. He (to remember) that he (not to ring) her up in the morning.
11. By the time the train (to reach) the city, he (to make) friends with many passengers.
12. When my uncle (to leave), he (to hurry) to the station to book a ticket.

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Сравните употребление Past Simple, Past Continuous и Past Perfect

Упражнение 3. Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в Past Simple, Past Continuous и Past Perfect.

1. By eight o’clock yesterday I (to finish) my work and at eight I (to play) the piano.
2. By six o’clock father (to come) home and at six he (to have) dinner.
3. By nine o’clock yesterday grandmother (to wash) the dishes and at nine she (to watch) TV.
4. When I (to meet) Tom, he (to eat) an ice-cream which he (to buy) at the corner of the street.
5. When father (to come) home, we (to cook) the mushrooms which we (to gather) in the wood.
6. When I (to see) Ann, she (to look) at the flowers which she (to pick) in the field.
7. When I (to come) home yesterday, I (to see) that my little brother (to break) my pen and (to play) with its pieces.
8. When I (to open) the door of the classroom, I (to see) that the teacher already (to come) and a student (to write) a test.
9. When I (to come) home my sister (to read) a book which she (to bring) from the library.
10. When mother (to come) home, the children (to eat) the soup which she (to cook) in the morning.
11. When I (to ring) up Mike, he still (to learn) the poem which he (to begin) learning at school.
12. When I (to look) out of the window, the children (to play) with a ball which Pete (to bring) from home.

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Упражнение 4. Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в Past Simple, Past Continuous u Past Perfect.

Last night we (to go) to a football match. We (to take) a bus. The bus (to be) overcrowded as many people (to want) to see the match. We (to get) off the bus and (to go) in the direction of the stadium. While we (to cross) the road, I (to see) Victor. He (to stand) at the corner. He said he (to wait) for his friend who (to come) to St. Petersburg the day before and (to wish) to see the new stadium. A man (to come) up to me and asked if I (to have) a spare ticket for the match. Victor told us that two boys just (to ask) him whether he (to have) a spare ticket. We (to enter) the stadium just as the football players (to come) out on to the field. At the entrance to the stadium we (to meet) Sergei. He (to show) us to our seats and (to ask) me if I (to play) football in my childhood. We (to agree) to meet in the snack bar during the interval.

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Упражнение 5. Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в Past Simple, Past Continuous u Past Perfect.

1. There (to be) two men in the room. One of them (to write) something while the other (to read) a newspaper.
2. He (not to tell) me that he (to receive) a telegram from her.
3. She (to say) that he (to give) her the wrong address.
5. I (to ask) him where he (to put) my hat.
6. He (to tell) us that they (to spend) all the money.
7. I (to sit) in an armchair and (to think) of my coming trip across the North Sea when the door suddenly (to open) and an old friend of mine whom I (not to see) for a very long time (to enter) the room.
8. She (to come) to see us just at the time when we (to have) dinner. It (to be) the first time I (to see) her.
9. I (to see) him when he (to leave) the hotel.
10. He (to leave) the house before I (to have) time to ask him anything.
11. I (to find) the old man in the garden. He (to talk) to some children who (to stand) around listening to him.
12. He (to tell) me that he (to learn) it from the newspaper.
13. He (to enter) the room, (to take) something from the desk and (to go) out.

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Заключительный тест на времена группы Past

(уровень 2, средний)

Это тест №2 из цикла «Повторение английских времен» — Test 1 (на времена группы Present)

Данный тест можно использовать для проверки знаний уровня знаний по английскому языку в 10 классе средней школы).

Данный тест взят из Сборника для подготовки к экзамену по английскому языку за 9 класс (уровень upper-intermediate). СКАЧАТЬ более сложные тесты на времена группы Past.СКОРО

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· Аnna (to have) a
shower this morning

·  They (to go) at work by bus last
morning

·  Cats (to drink) milk yesterday

·  She (to get up) early this
morning

·  You (to sleep) on a sofa last
night

·  He (to swim) in a pool last week

·  We (to sing) a song on the party
last night

·  I (to forget) to call her
yesterday

·  She (to drive) a car last month

·  You (to lose) keys yesterday evening

1.    I/to go home/at 4
o’clock yesterday.

2.     We/to play
basketball/at 6 o’clock last Sunday.

3.     She/to talk
with her friend/for forty minutes yesterday.

4.    You/to wash the
window/in the afternoon yesterday.

5.     Nick/to ride
his bike/all the evening.

6.    Sheila and Dora/to
wait for a bus/for half an hour.

7.     They/to
prepare for the party/all day yesterday.

8.     I/to learn
the poem/for an hour.

9.    Dick/to paint the
walls in his room/from 2 to 6 o’clock last Wednesday.

10.                     
 Eve
and Tony/to skate/all day last Saturday.

Answers: 1. I was going home at 4 o’clock
yesterday. 2. We were playing basketball at 6 o’clock last Sunday. 3.She was
talking with her friend for forty minutes yesterday. 4.You were washing the
window in the afternoon yesterday. 5. Nick was riding his bike all the evening.
6. Sheila and Dora were waiting for a bus for half an hour. 7. They were
preparing for the party all day yesterday. 8. I was learning the poem for an
hour. 9. Dick was painting the walls in his room from 2 to 6 o’clock last
Wednesday. 10. Eve and Tony were skating all day last Saturday.

Exercise 2. Поставьте глаголы
в скобках в правильную форму.

1.     Alison … (to
have) lunch at two o’clock yesterday.

2.     Edward and
Henry … (to play) the guitar all the evening.

3.     Ben … (to
run) in the park in the morning yesterday.

4.     I … (to
speak) to the manager from three to half past five last Thursday.

5.    My grandparents …
(to drive) to Poltava at this time yesterday.

6.     Lucy … (to
iron) clothes from 4 to 6 o’clock last Saturday.

7.    You … (to sleep)
for three hours in the afternoon.

8.     Julia … (to
listen) to news at this time yesterday.

9.    My mother … (to
dust) the furniture when I came home yesterday.

10.                     
We
… (to play) on the playground all day last Sunday.

Answers: 1.
was having; 2. were playing; 3. was running; 4. was speaking; 5. were driving;
6. was ironing; 7. were sleeping; 8. was listening;
9. was dusting; 10. were playing.

 Exercise 1. Составьте предложения в the Past Perfect Tense.

1.     Brian/to
return/books to the library/before last Thursday.

2.    We/to know/the
results of the test/before two o’clock yesterday.

3.     I/to come/to
the office/before lunch time.

4.     You/ to
make/the order/before we came into the cafe.

5.     Sally/to
send/the letters/before her boss returned from the bank.

6.     The ferry/to
reach/the port/by three o’clock yesterday.

7.    The performance/to
finish/by eight o’clock in the evening.

8.     They/ to
build/a new hospital/before the end of April.

9.     Мах/to have dinner/by
four o’clock.

10.                     
 The
baby/to wake up/before you left home.

Answers: 1. Brian had
returned books to the library before last Thursday. 2. We had known the results
of the test before two o’clock yesterday.
3. I had come to the office before lunch time. 4. You had made the order before
we came into the cafe. 5. Sally had sent the letters before her boss returned
from the bank. 6.The ferry had reached the port by three o’clock yesterday. 7.
The performance had finished by eight o’clock in the evening. 8. They had built
a new hospital before the end of April. 9. Max had had dinner by four o’clock.
10. The baby had woken up before you left home.

Exercise 2. Поставьте глаголы в скобках в the Past Perfect
Tense.

1.    He … (to watch)
this TV programme before his parents came home.

2.    Sheila and Witty …
(to send) the invitations for the conference before Friday.

3.     A group of tourists
… (already to visit) this cathedral before the guide told them about its
history.

4.    His nephew … (to
move) to a new flat by the beginning of September.

5.     The accident
… (to happen) before Henry understood anything.

6.     It … (to
stop) raining by the evening.

7.     John and
Andrew … (to get) to the hotel before night.

8.     You … (to
make) a decision before our talk.

9.     I … (to
meet) your brother before we both entered university.

10.                     
 We
… (to make photocopies of the documents by six o’clock yesterday.

Answers: 1.
had watched; 2.had sent; 3.had already visited; 4.had moved; 5. had happened;
6. had stopped; 7. had got; 8. had made; 9. had met; 10. had made.

 Поставьте глаголы в
скобках в the Past Perfect Tense и прочитайте историю.

Fortune Teller

Many hundreds of years ago a king went to
see a fortune teller to know about his future life. The fortune teller told the
king, «Your wife will die this year». But the king didn’t believe what the
fortune teller … (topredict). Later that year the king’s wife died. The king
remembered what the fortune teller … (to tell) him and thought that she … (to
cause) the death of his wife. So he decided to put the fortune teller to death.
After the soldiers … (to bring) the fortune teller to the king, he reminded her
of what she … (to predict). «If you are a real fortune teller, you must know
the day of your own death», said the king. The fortune teller realized that the
king … (to decide) to kill her. So she thought very carefully and then
answered, «I’ll die three days before you do, your majesty».

Answers: But
the king didn’t believe what the fortune teller had predicted. The king
remembered what the fortune teller had told him and thought that she had caused
the death of his wife. After the soldiers had brought the fortune teller to the
king, he reminded her of what she had predicted. The fortune teller realized
that the king had decided to kill her.

 Поставьте глаголы в скобках в the Past Perfect Continuous Tense.

1.    My sister … (to
practise) for two months before that concert.

2.     The boys …
(to fish) for three hours before Tom caught the first fish.

3.    We … (to discuss)
that problem for more than an hour before we found the right solution.

4.     Henry … (to
wait) for half an hour before he saw his girlfriend getting off the tram.

5.     Driving to
the hospital was difficult as it … (to snow) all night.

6.    Polly … (to study)
economy since she entered university.

7.     Ron’s
collection of coins was valuable as he … (to collect) them since he was a
schoolboy.

8.     When Sam
returned home we … (to watch) that TV programme for a quarter of an hour
already.

9.    Bill’s coat and
mittens were wet because he … (to play) snowballs with his friends in the yard.

10.                     
David
was irritated because the police inspector … (to ask) him questions for more
than an hour.

Answers: 1. My sister had been
practising for two months before that concert. 2.The boys had been fishing for
three hours before Tom caught the first fish. 3.We had been discussing that
problem for more than an hour before we found the right solution. 4. Henry had
been waiting for half an hour before he saw his girlfriend getting off the
tram. 5. Driving to the hospital was difficult as it had been snowing all
night. 6. Polly had been studying economy since she entered university. 7.Ron’s
collection of coins was valuable as he had been collecting them since he was a
schoolboy. 8. When Sam returned home we had been watching that TV programme for
quarter of an hour already. 9. Bill’s coat and mittens were wet because he had
been playing snowballs with his friends in the yard. 10. David was irritated
because the police inspector had been asking him questions for more than an
hour.

Exercise3.
Сделайте предложения отрицательными и вопросительными.

1.     Brian had
been trying to find a better job for three weeks.

2.     Little
Johnny had been riding his new bike all day yesterday.

3.    Robert and Frank
had been fixing that computer for two hours yesterday.

4.    Julia had been
typing the report all the morning yesterday.

5.     It had been
raining all night last Tuesday.

6.     The Smiths
had been building their house for four years.

7.    We had been
skating for three hours yesterday.

8.     You had been
decorating the classroom for more than two hours last Saturday.

9.     The twins
had been fighting in the backyard when their mother saw them.

10.                     
 Molly
had been speaking on the phone for an hour and a half yesterday evening.

Answers: 1. Brian hadn’t been trying
to find a better job for three weeks. Had Brian been trying to find a better
job for three weeks? 2. Little Johnny hadn’t been riding his new bike all day
yesterday. Had little Johnny been riding his new bike all day yesterday? 3.
Robert and Frank hadn’t been fixing that computer for two hours yesterday. Had
Robert and Frank been fixing that computer for two hours yesterday? 4. Julia
hadn’t been typing the report all the morning yesterday. Had Julia been typing
the report all the morning yesterday? 5.It hadn’t been raining all night last
Tuesday. Had it been raining all night last Tuesday? 6. The Smiths hadn’t been
building their house for four years. Had the Smiths been building their house
for four years? 7. We hadn’t been skating for three hours yesterday. Had we
been skating for three hours yesterday? 8. You hadn’t been decorating the
classroom for more than two hours last Saturday. Had you been decorating the classroom
for more than two hours last Saturday? 9. The twins hadn’t been fighting in the
backyard when their mother saw them. Had the twins been fighting in the
backyard when their mother saw them? 10. Molly hadn’t been speaking on the
phone for an hour and a half yesterday evening. Had Molly been speaking on the
phone for an hour and a half yesterday evening?

Exercise 4.
Поставьте глаголы в скобках в правильную форму.

1.     It … (to
snow) for five hours before the weather changed.

2.     Betty and
Jane … (to argue) for half an hour when their parents returned home.

3.     Why did Ed
miss his training yesterday? — He couldn’t come because he … (to
prepare) his project all day yesterday.

4.    … Isabel… (to
work) as a secretary for four years before she moved to another town? — No, she
…. She … (to work) as a secretary just for two years.

5.    … Pete … (toplay)
computer games all the evening last Friday? — No, he …. He … (to write) an
essay for two hours and then he went for a walk.

6.     Jean … (not
to wait) for our boss all the morning yesterday. She … (to speak) to some
clients for about an hour and then she went to the bank.

7.     Kevin was
exhausted because he … (to unload) the lorry for three hours.

8.     I was really
happy that Ron won that competition because he … (toprepare) for it for half a
year.

9.    … you … (to save)
money for a new computer for a long time? — Yes, I… . I… (not to spend) a penny
for six months before I got a sufficient sum.

10.                     
 Cathy
and Sue … (to tidy) our cottage house for two days after that birthday party.

Answers: 1. It had been snowing for
five hours before the weather changed. 2. Betty and Jane had been arguing for
half an hour when their parents returned home. 3. Why did Ed miss his training
yesterday? — He couldn’t come because he had been preparing his project all day
yesterday. 4. Had Isabel been working as a secretary for four years before she
moved to another town? — No, she hadn’t. She had been working as a secretary
just for two years. 5. Had Pete been playing computer games all the evening
last Friday? — No, he hadn’t. He had been writing an essay for two hours and
then he went for a walk. 6. Jean hadn’t been waiting for our boss all the
morning yesterday. She had been speaking to some clients for about an hour and
then she went to the bank. 7. Kevin was exhausted because he had been unloading
the lorry for three hours. 8.I was really happy that Ron won that competition
because he had been preparing for it for half a year. 9. Had you been saving
money for a new computer for a long time? — Yes, I had. I hadn’t been spending
a penny for six months before I got a sufficient sum. 10. Cathy and Sue had
been tidying our cottage house for two days after that birthday party.

Составляя
специальные вопросы в прошедшем совершенном длительном времени, слова распологают
в таком порядке: вопросительное слово (Wh-word), вспомогательный глагол had,
подлежащее, глагол been и смысловой глагол с окончанием -іng.
Wh-word
+ had + l/you/he/she/it/we/they + been + Ving?

Например:
What had he been doing before the concert began yesterday? Что он делал вчера перед началом концерта?
Who had been working in the garden since 3 o’clock last Monday? Кто
работал в саду с трех часов в прошлый понедельник?

Exercise 5.
Составьте вопрос к выделенным словосочетаниям.

1.     We had been
preparing for the Art Festival for a month.

2.     Nora had
been swimming in the pool for an hour before the rain started.

3.    The boys had been
eating hamburgers in the park yesterday.

4.     Gordon had
been reading the article about new software for half an hour yesterday.

5.     Helen had
been speaking to her friend on the phone for two hours yesterday.

Answers: 1. Who had been preparing
for the Art Festival for a month? What had we been doing for a month? For what
had we been preparing for a month? How long had we been preparing for the Art
Festival? 2. Who had been swimming in the pool for an hour before the rain
started? What had Nora been doing for an hour before the rain started? Where
had Nora been swimming for an hour before the rain started? How long had Nora been
swimming in the pool before the rain started? 3. What had the boys been doing
in the park yesterday? What had the boys been eating in the park yesterday?
Where had the boys been eating hamburgers? 4. What had Gordon been reading for
half an hour yesterday? What article had Gordon been reading for half an hour
yesterday? How long had Gordon been reading the article about new software
yesterday? 5. What had Helen been doing for two hours yesterday? Who had Helen
been speaking to on the phone for two hours yesterday? How long had Helen been
speaking to her friend on the phone?

Exercise 6. Составьте предложения, используя the Past  Perfect Continuous Tense.

1.    We/to wait/outdoors/for twenty minutes/before/he/opened the
door.

2.     What/Sally/to cook/when/you/came/home/ yesterday?

3.     How long/you/to repair/your car/before/Nick/ started/to
help/you?

4.     Sarah/to collect/dolls/since/she/ was/a girl.

5.     Where/they/to come/f rom/when/you/met/them/ yesterday?

6.    Who/to sing/karaoke/all the evening/yesterday?

7.     Greg/to study/for his final exams/all last month?

8.    They/ to drive/for five hours/when/they/ran out of petrol.

9.     Tony/ to sleep/for an hour/before/you/woke/him up.

10.                     
 Our chief/ to discuss/some affairs/with our business
partners/for two hours/last Wednesday.

Answers: 1. We had been waiting outdoors for twenty minutes before he
opened the door. 2.What had Sally been cooking when you came home yesterday? 3.
How long had you been repairing your car before Nick started to help you? 4.
Sarah had been collecting dolls since she was a girl. 5.Where had they been
coming from when you met them yesterday? 6. Who had been singing karaoke all
the evening yesterday? 7. Had Greg been studying for his final exams all last
month? 8. They had been driving for five hours when they ran out of petrol. 9.
Tony had been sleeping for an hour before you woke him up. 10. Our chief had
been discussing some affairs with our business partners for two hours last
Wednesday.

1. Complete the sentences with the verbs below. Use the past simple or the past continuous.

argue • borrow • get • not listen • not seem • revise • spend • think

1   Jake didn’t want to come to the park with me because he …………………… for his exam.

2   I noticed the sad look in Lucy’s eyes and knew she …………………… about her grandfather.

3   After retiring, our neighbour …………………… two years travelling around the world.

4   As the teacher gave the instructions, she could tell some of the students …………………… .

5   Outside, it was a miserable day: the sky was grey and the rain …………………… heavier.

6   My cousin …………………… my bike a year ago and has never returned it.

7   Kelsie woke up suddenly; in the street outside, two men …………………… loudly.

8   Even though their holiday was about to start, the children …………………… excited.

Answer

1 was revising   2 was thinking

3 spent   4 weren’t listening

5 was getting   6 borrowed

7 were arguing   8 didn’t seem

2. Tick (✓) the correct verb form to complete the sentences. Tick (✓) both if both are correct.

1   By the age of eighteen, Ben ………… his university degree.

      a   had completed

      b   had been completing

2   Her face was pale, as though she ………… a ghost.

      a   had seen

      b   saw

3   As we ………… in Spain for several years, we all spoke good Spanish.

      a   had lived

      b   had been living

4   Lucy wasn’t at home when I called for her; she ………… into town.

      a   had gone

      b   went

5   He ………… a shower when we arrived, so he hadn’t heard us knock at the door.

      a   had had

      b   had been having

6   I wish I ………… more attention when we studied this grammar point in class.

      a   had paid

      b   had been paying

7   His eyes were red, as though he ………… .

      a   had cried

      b   had been crying

8   As soon as ………… his dinner, he went out.

      a   he’s finished

      b   he finished

Answer

1 a   2 a   3 a / b   4 a   5 b

6 a / b   7 b   8 a / b

3. Look at the timeline. Then write sentences using the prompts and the correct past tense.

TOM WOODWARD

1984 – born in Liverpool

1991 – moves to London, changes school

1993 – moves to Bristol, changes school again

1995 – starts secondary school in Bristol

2001 – leaves school but is unable to find work

2003 – gets a job in London, moves there

Today – continues in the same job and home

1   in 1986 – live in Liverpool

     In 1986, Tom was living in Liverpool

2   by 1992 – move to London

     …………………………………..

3   in 1994 – live in Bristol

     …………………………………..

4   by 1997 – go to secondary school – two years

     …………………………………..

5   between 2001 and 2003 – not have a job

     …………………………………..

6   by 2013 – work in London – ten years

     …………………………………..

Answer

2   By 1992, Tom had moved to London.

3   In 1994, Tom was living in Bristol.

4   By 1997, Tom had been going to / had been at secondary school for two years.

5   Between 2001 and 2003 Tom didn’t have a job.

6   By 2013, Tom had been working in London for ten years.

4. Complete the blog post using the correct past tense of the verbs in brackets.

Two years ago, I (1) …………………. (decide) to move to Japan for six months. I (2) …………………. (always / want) to learn Japanese and I (3) …………………. (even / try) a few online lessons, but without much success. The only answer, in my opinion, (4) …………………. (be) to live there for a while. During the eight years since leaving university, I (5) …………………. (work) non-stop in a well-paid job, so taking six months off (6) …………………. (seem) financially possible. Three months after making the decision, I (7) …………………. (sit) on a flight to Tokyo!

Finally, my dream (8) …………………. (become) a reality. Before leaving the UK, I (9) …………………. (find) an apartment to rent in a quiet part of the city. I remember waking up on my first morning there and thinking how beautiful everything looked. The sun (10) …………………. (shine) and the birds (11) …………………. (sing) in the trees. I (12) …………………. (go) out to buy some food from the nearest shop – and that’s when my problems (13) …………………. (begin).

Answer

1 decided   2 had always wanted

3 had even tried   4 was

5 worked / had worked / had been working

6 seemed   7 was sitting

8 was becoming / had become

9 found   10 was shining

11 were singing   12 went   13 began

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Grammar exercises —> Past Tense of Verbs

Past Tenses

1. Put each verb in brackets into a suitable past verb form.

1 We (not to go )……………out yesterday because it ( to rain)…… .

2 The police ( to pay)……….no attention to Bill»s complaint because he ( to phone)…………them so many times before.

3 Ann (not to wear)…………her glasses at that moment , so she (not to see)……………who ( to drive)….a car.

4 Pete ( to lie)………………on the beach while some people next to him ( to play)…………….volleyball.

5 John ( to admit)…………..that he ( to bump into)…..the column but said that he (not to damage)………..it.

6 While he ( to try) ……… to get his car started, a passing car ( to stop) …………..and the driver ( to offer)………………to help him.

7 Amanda ( to feel)………………..very sleepy, and when she ( to finish)………………….. her project, she ( to fall)……………..asleep.

8 The police ( to get)…………………..to our neighbour’s house as fast as they could, but the burglars ( to run away)………………. .

9 I ( to call)……………………you twice yesterday evening but you (not to answer)……………….. .What ……..you….(to do)…………?

10 Sorry, I (not to hear)……………… you. I (be )…..busy with my homework.

2.Underline the most suitable verb form in each sentence.

1 What exactly were you doing / did you do when I came into your office yesterday?

2. Ben missed the 6 o’clock train because he woke up / had waken up too late.

3. He suddenly remembered that he forgot I /had forgotten his purse at home.

2 While Kate watched / was watching her favourite film, there was a power cut.

4 By the time we got back, our parents went / had gone.

5 Who was crossing/ crossed the road at the time of the accident?

6 We were / had been in this restaurant before, so we knew what to order.

7 I did / was doing some shopping yesterday, when I came across the friend of mine.

3. Put the verbs in brackets into an appropriate past verb form.

The King and the Painter

(by Mark Twain)

There 1.( to be)_____a king who 2. (to think)_____ that he 3. (can)___ paint very well. His pictures 4. (to be) bad, but the people to whom he 5. (to show) them were afraid of the king. They all 6. (to say)___ that they 7. (to like) his pictures very much.

One day the king showed his pictures to a great painter who 8. (to live)___ in this country all his life and 9. (to ask)___, “I want to know what you think of my pictures. Do you like them? Am I a good painter, or not?”

The painter 10. (to look)___ at the king’s pictures and said, “My King, I think your pictures are bad, and that you will never be a good painter”.

The king 11. (to be)___ very angry and 12. (to send) the painter to prison.

After two years the king 13. ( to want) to see the painter again.

“I was angry with you,” he said, because you 14. (not to like)___ my pictures. Now forget all about it. You are a free man again, and I am your friend”.

For many hours the king 15. ( to talk)____ with a painter, and even 16. (to ask) him for dinner. After dinner the king showed his pictures to the painter and asked, “Well, how do you like them now?”

The painter 17. ( not to answer )____anything. He 18. (to turn) to the soldier, who 19. (to stand)___near him and 20. ( to say), “Take me back to prison”.

1. The cyclist ________ he crossed the main street.

looked with caution after	was looked cautions when
had looked cautiously before	looks with caution after
Correct Answer: had looked cautiously before
Explanation: Past Perfect Tense + before + Past Indefinite Tense

2. The man waiting to take the test was very nervous. He ________ it before.

hasn’t taken	didn’t take
hadn’t taken	wasn’t taken
Correct Answer: hadn’t taken
Explanation: For two previous activities, the one that occurred earlier than the other one will be in Past Perfect Tense and the later one will be in Past Indefinite Tense.

3. An intensive search was conducted by the detective to locate those criminals, who

have had escaped	had escaped
are escaping	have been escaping
Correct Answer: had escaped
Explanation: As the criminals had escaped before the search; the sentence will be in Past Perfect Tense.

4. Choose the correct one:

He spoke so well as if he knew everything.	He spoke so well as if he would knew everything.
He spoke so well as if he had known everything.	He spoke so well as if he was knowing everything.
Correct Answer: He spoke so well as if he had known everything.
Explanation: Past Indefinite Tense + as if/ as though + Past Perfect Tense

5. I waited until the plane ________.

had taken off	did not take off
took off	had taken off
Correct Answer: took off
Explanation: For two contemporary past events, will be in effect for both events.

6. If everybody liked the same kind of tea, ________ only one kind of tea.

there would have been	there would have
there would be	would be
Correct Answer: there would be
Explanation: 2 nd conditional formation: If + Past Indefinite Tense…..+ would/might

7. He went to bed after.

he will learn the lesson.	he would learn the lesson.
he learns the lesson.	he had learnt the lesson.
Correct Answer: he had learnt the lesson.
Explanation: Past Indefinite Tense + after + Past Perfect Tense

8. How much did you________ for the book?

paid	pay
paying	have paid
Correct Answer: pay
Explanation: Relative pronouns (who, how, what, why, when) + did + subject + present form of verb + objects

9. It ________ a hot day, we remained in the tent.

was	having
being	had
Correct Answer: being
Explanation: The example is in Simple Sentence. So, being will be used instead of be verb (am, is, are, was, were).

10. Even as harvesting was going on________.

the rainy season began.	the rainy season was begun.
the rainy season had begun.	the rainy season begins
Correct Answer: the rainy season began.
Explanation: Sometimes principle clause and subordinate clause follow the same tense.

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