past perf. simple and continuous

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PAST PERFECT SIMPLEPAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS GRAMMAR

EXPLANATIONSREADING

SPEAKINGWRITINGPRACTICE

GRAMMAR EXPLANATIONS PAST PERFECT SIMPLE

e.g. When Iarrived at the party, Tom had already gone.George didnt want to come to the cinema with us because he had alreadyseen the film

twice.

1.Cum se formeaz Past Perfect Simple?

Subject + had + past participle

POSITVE - I, you, etc. had already gone.

QUESTION - Had I, you, etc. everbeen there?

NEGATIVE - I, you, etc. hadnt (had not) thought of it before.

2. Ce exprim Past Perfect Simple?- Past Perfect Simple exprim o aciune care s-a terminat naintea unei alte aciuni sau

moment din trecut.

e.g.He had read the novel before he saw the film.By the time we got there they had already left.

- Past Perfect Simple definete o aciune care a nceput naintea unui moment din trecut i

continu pn n acel moment.

e.g.In 1990 we had known each other for ten years.

- Past Perfect Simple este folosit pentru a nlocui Present Perfect i Past Tense n vorbirea

indirect.

e.g.He told us he had been ill for months.

3. Ce maitrebuie s tim?- se traduce prin mai mult ca perfectul n lb. romn (By the time we got there, he had already

left = Pn am ajuns noi acolo el plecase deja.)

- exist construcii speciale cu Past Perfect Simple care se traduc nici nu,abia c i


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e.g. They hadno soonergot on the train, than it left.They hadhardlygot on the train, when it left.

Sau

No soonerhad they got on the train, than it left.

Hardly had they got on the train, when it left.

PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS

e.g. They had been playing football for half an hour when a terrible storm began.Ken had been smoking for 30 years when he finally gave it up.

1.Cum se formeaz Past Perfect Continuous? Subject + had + been + Present Participle (vb. + -ing)

POSITIVE I, you, etc. hadbeenplaying

QUESTION - Had I, you, etc.been playing?

NEGATIVE - I, you, etc. hadnt (had not) been thinking

2. Cnd se folosete Past Perfect Continuous?- pentru a descrie o aciune n progres n trecut , nceput i terminat naintea unei alte aciuni

din trecut.

e.g. She had been cleaning up the room before her parents arrived.

- se refer la o aciune din trecut, nceput nainte de momentul de referin din trecut i care

mai continu pn n acel moment i chiar dup.

e.g. When I saw the boys they had been playing football for three hours.By that time we had been working on the project for a year.

READINGRead this text and notice the use of Past Perfect.

Faulks Inn

He looked at his watch, but it was still very early. He poured himself another drink and

yawned. This is going to be a long night, he thought to himself.

It had all started as a joke. Connell had arrived at Faulks Inn on Wednesday. Itseemed like such a peaceful old place that he decided to stay until the weekend. On the first

evening of his arrival, Connell was having a drink with some of the other guests when they

began asking the owner about the history of the place. He told them the following story:In the 1800s something very strange had happened at that inn. The owners daughter,

Julie Faulks, had mysteriously disappeared from one of the large rooms on the second floor.

Everyone had been shocked by this strange disappearance, but no one had ever discoveredwhere she had gone.


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Ever since the night of the mystery, guests complained of hearing strange noisescoming from the room where the girl had last been seen. Several people had also seen lights

and floating white objects.When Connell and the others heard that no one had stayed in the room since 1860, they began

to laugh and make jokes, especially Connell. Superstitious nonsense! he laughed. People

get so frightened that their minds begin to play tricks on them.Everyone is at least a little superstitious, said one of the guests.

Not me! said Connell. Just to show you how ridiculous this story is, Ill stay in thatroom tonight.

Your friends downstairs would like to know if youd like a cup of coffee, sir.

Connell was awakened by a young woman carrying a tray.Yes, he replied. All this nonsense about the ghosts has made me quite sleepy.

She smiled as she poured the coffee. Yes, I never quite understood how people couldbelieve such things either. If you need anything else, just ring.

The next day at breakfast, Connell told the other guest about the wonderful night he

had spent, and how he had never slept better in his life.

So nothing disturbed you? the owner asked.Nothing. After the maid left, I fell asleep again.What maid? the owner asked. My wife and I are the only ones who take care of the

place now.

She looked just like the girl in that picture, said Connell, pointing to a portrait abovethe fireplace.

Well, Mr. Connell, you may want to change your beliefs. Thats a portrait of JulieFaulks painted in 1859.

VOCABULARYto yawn = a csca

guest =oaspeteowner =proprietar

inn =han

to get frightened = a se speriato play tricks on = a juca feste

at least = cel puindownstairs = parter

to be awakened = a fi trezit

tray = tavto pour = a turna (un lichid)

ghost = fantomeither = nici

maid = fat n cas

the only ones = singuriito point = a arta, a indica

SPEAKINGImagine what was Connells reaction when he heard about the maid who in fact was Julie

Faulks. Begin like this:

When Connell heard that there was nobody in the house except the owner and

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WRITINGWrite the appropriate form of the verbs in brackets (you will need different past tenses).

Last week I .(go) to an exhibition of paintings in the Barbican Art Centre. Im not

really a great art lover, but I .. (read) good reviews of that exhibition and I was keen to see

it. When I (arrive), lots of people(already/ queue) in front of the doors. I(join)the queue and, when the doors(open), I..(realize) that I(standing) in the queue for

more than half an hour. I(hope) it was worth it. But, once inside, many of thepaintings..(disappoint) me. I(never/ see) such nonsense before. Most of the

paintings..(seem) upside down to me. Though I.(spend) a lot of time looking carefully

at each one, I had difficulties in understanding what the artist..(mean). Finally, as I

(look) rather stupidly at one of the paintings, an old gentleman.(stop) behind meand.(begin) to explain the whole thing to me. He kindly.(answer) all my questionsand we(talk) for over an hour when he..(look) at his watch and ..(tell) me he

had to leave. We(shake) hands and said good bye. For me it was as if

someone.(give) me a pair of magic glasses. Now I..(find) that all the paintings werereally beautiful.

VOCABULARY

exhibition = expoziie

great art lover =un mare iubitor de artreview = cronic

to be keen = a fi nerbdtor, interesat sto queue = a sta la coad

stupidly =tmp

PRACTICE (ACTIVITATE APLICATIV)

1.Complete the following sentences using the expressions by the time andget to. Use thesimple past tense and the verb provided + already.

e.g.police/the bank/the robbers (escape)By the time the police got to the bank, the robbers had already escaped.

1. we/the station/the train (leave)1..

2. the firemen/Main Street/the house (burn down)

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3. we/the restaurant/our friends (finish eating)

3..

4. he/the airport/the plane (take off)


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5. they/school/the lesson (begin)5

6.she/the office/her boss (leave)

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7. I/the shopping center/the stores (close)

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8. they/the hospital/the patient (die)8.

9. I/the station/the ticket office (close)

9..

10.we/the bus depot/the bus (leave)

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2. In this exercise you have to read a situation and then write a sentence.

e.g. The two boys came into the house. One had a black eye and the other had a cut lip.(they/fight) They had been fighting.

1.Tom was watching television. He was feeling very tired.(he/study/hard all day) He.

2.When I walked into the room, it was empty. But there was a smell of cigarettes.(somebody/smoke/in the room) Somebody

3. When Mary came back from the beach, she looked very red from the sun.

(she/lie/in the sun too long)

4. The two boys came into the house. They had a football match and they were both very

tired.(they/play/football)

5. Ann woke up in the middle of the night. She was frightened and she didnt know whereshe was.

(she/dream)

4. Underline the correct verb form, Past Perfect Simple or Continuous, in the followingsentences and justify your choice.

1.I had a terrible headache as I had typed/had been typing for hours.


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2. When we got home, everything was ready and the meal she had cooked/had beencooking was absolutely delicious.

3. I was a bit nervous at the beginning of the match as I had never played/had never been

playing out of school before.

4. His mother scolded him because he had been watching/had watched TV for hours.

5.I knew what was written in the article because I had been reading/ had read it.

6.I was afraid he might get asleep as he had driven/had been driving since earlymorning.

7.When we arrived home they had been working/had worked in the garden all afternoonand were muddy and very tired.

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