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The Past forms
Ex. 1. Explain the use of Past Perfect Continuous and Past Perfect in the following sentences:
1,1 did not remember much about the Pimleys, whom I had not seen for about ten years.
4.11.1.5.2.2. It had been freezing for the last few days, but it had not snowed.
4.11.1.5.2.3. He told me he had not heard from her since the day she walked out of their office.
4.11.1.5.2.4. He said that they had now been hunting hard for ten days.
4.11.1.5.2.5. was happy She was aware that they had been getting on each other's nerves lately.
6.1 that ever since Max moved in here, the place had been ringing with laughter.
7. He said frankly that he had been thinking about the offer for a long time now but he hadn't discussed it with his wife yet.
8.1 knew they had known each other since the war and had now been corresponding for years.
9. It seemed to me that I had done nothing since I arrived.
10.1 told him I had been in all evening. I had been waiting to talk with him.
Ex. 2. Use the Past Perfect Continuous or Past Perfect in the follow ing sentences:
1. Her name was Logan. She had been a widow for fifteen years and had no children.
2. He wanted to find out how long the two men had been staying with them.
3. We talked about what we had done since we left school.
4. The last member of the party was Neville, the film star, whom David had known for some time.
5. The bearded man told him that the partisans had been importing arms for some time now.
6. We told them that in our absence the garden had been looked after by an old man who had been living in the area since the Boer war.
7. Now they were floating in the little green boat upon the per fectly calm sea in which they lately had swum
8. Jack was half an hour late and he asked what we had been eating because he wanted to order the same.
9. Basil said that he had been writing all day and (had not to eaten) anything.
10.She said she had not seen him since he was in his first year at
Ex. 1. Explain the use of Past Perfect Continuous and Past Perfect in the following sentences:
1,1 did not remember much about the Pimleys, whom I had not seen for about ten years.
4.11.1.5.2.2. It had been freezing for the last few days, but it had not snowed.
4.11.1.5.2.3. He told me he had not heard from her since the day she walked out of their office.
4.11.1.5.2.4. He said that they had now been hunting hard for ten days.
4.11.1.5.2.5. was happy She was aware that they had been getting on each other's nerves lately.
6.1 that ever since Max moved in here, the place had been ringing with laughter.
7. He said frankly that he had been thinking about the offer for a long time now but he hadn't discussed it with his wife yet.
8.1 knew they had known each other since the war and had now been corresponding for years.
9. It seemed to me that I had done nothing since I arrived.
10.1 told him I had been in all evening. I had been waiting to talk with him.
Ex. 2. Use the Past Perfect Continuous or Past Perfect in the follow ing sentences:
1. Her name was Logan. She had been a widow for fifteen years and had no children.
2. He wanted to find out how long the two men had been staying with them.
3. We talked about what we had done since we left school.
4. The last member of the party was Neville, the film star, whom David had known for some time.
5. The bearded man told him that the partisans had been importing arms for some time now.
6. We told them that in our absence the garden had been looked after by an old man who had been living in the area since the Boer war.
7. Now they were floating in the little green boat upon the per fectly calm sea in which they lately had swum
8. Jack was half an hour late and he asked what we had been eating because he wanted to order the same.
9. Basil said that he had been writing all day and (had not to eaten) anything.
10.She said she had not seen him since he was in his first year at