Past Perfect versus Past Perfect Continuous 8-11 класс

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ФГКОУ «СЕВЕРО-КАВКАЗСКОЕ СУВОРОВСКОЕ ВОЕННОЕ УЧИЛИЩЕ»

finish • find • not be • make • lie

• buy
Mrs Edwards ……… biscuits by the time her children came home.
Dave ……… a ticket before he went to the concert.
Helen was very angry because Mark ……… to her.
I ……… my meal when Kate arrived.
It was the first time we visited Russia. We ……… there before.
Tom was happy because he ……… a new job.

the Past Perfect Continuous.
wait • rain • work • travel

• run
He was very tired when he came back home last night.
e.g. He had been working all day/since 9 o’clock.
She was out of breath.
The ground was wet.
She was very angry with Tom.
We were exhausted.

Past Perfect or the Past Perfect Continuous
Jenny cooked lunch. Then,

she ironed the clothes, (after)
The news started. John turned on the TV. (already ... when)
They set the table. Then, the guests arrived, (before)
The kids went to bed. Then, Steve came home, (by the time)
Their guests left. Then, they tidied the house, (after)
Sam waited. Joan finished speaking, (until)

form complete sentences.
Leonardo da Vinci/invent and paint for the King

of France/before/die in 1519.
Wilhelm Roentgen/experiment with electricity/when/discover x-rays.
Ancient Greek scientist Archimedes/work/ maths problem/when/discover solution in bath.
Before Russian chemist Dimitri Mendeleev/ become famous around the world/work as a university professor/some years
Albert Einstein/go to school/Munich/three months/before/move/Italy

Past Perfect Continuous.
Paul (decide) that he was going to study

Astronomy before he even finished secondary school.
Before he got a promotion he (not/earn) enough to live comfortably.
Tom didn’t come with us last night because he (arrange) to go out with his colleagues after work.
Before they invented washing machines, people (wash) their clothes by hand for centuries.

(Professor Sterling/already/announce) the names of the students who would be

in his research team when she entered the class?
They (live) in Spain before they moved to London.