Unit 16. Past perfect continuous (I had been doing).

Read the situations and make sentences from the words in brackets.
Key.2    They'd been playing football. / They had been playing ...
3    I'd been looking forward to it. /I had been looking forward ...
4    She'd been dreaming. / She had been dreaming.
5    He'd been watching a film. / He had been watching ...

1    I was very tired when I arrived home.
      (I / work / hard all day)    I'd been working hard all day.   
2    The two boys came into the house. They had a football and they were both very tired.
      (they / play / football) _______________________________
3    I was disappointed when I had to cancel my holiday.
      (I / look / forward to it) _______________________________
4    Ann woke up in the middle of the night. She was frightened and didn't know where she was.
      (she / dream) _______________________________
5    When I got home, Tom was sitting in front of the TV. He had just turned it off.
      (he / watch /a film) _______________________________

Read the situations and complete the sentences.
Key.2    I'd been waiting for 20 minutes when I (suddenly) realised that Iwas in the wrong restaurant,    or    ... that I had come to the wrongrestaurant.
3    At the time the factory closed down, Sarah had been working there for five years.
4    The orchestra had been playing for about ten minutes when a man in the audience started shouting.
5    Example answer: I'd been walking along the road for about tenminutes when a car suddenly stopped just behind me.

1    We played tennis yesterday. Half an hour after we began playing, it started to rain.
      We    had been playing for half an hour    when   it started to rain  .   
2    I had arranged to meet Tom in a restaurant. I arrived and waited for him.
      After 20 minutes I suddenly realised that I was in the wrong restaurant.
      I _____________________ for 20 minutes when I _____________________ the wrong restaurant.
3    Sarah got a job in factory. Five years later the factory closed down.
      At the time the factory _____________________, Sarah _____________________ there for five years.
4    I went to a concert last week. The orchestra began playing.
      After about ten minutes a man in the audience suddenly started shouting.
     The orchestra _____________________ when _____________________

This time make your own sentence:
5    I began walking along the road. I _____________________ when _____________________

Put the verb into the most suitable form, past continuous (I wasdoing), past perfect (I had done) or past perfect continuous (I hadbeen doing).
Key.3 was walking
4 'd been running / had been running
5 were eating
6 'd been eating / had been eating
7 was looking
8 was waiting ... 'd been waiting / had been waiting
9 'd had / had had
10 'd been travelling / had been travelling

1    It was very noisy next door. Our neighbours    were having    (have) a party.
2    We were good friends. We   had known   (know) each other for years.
3    John and I went for a walk. I had difficulty keeping up with him because he _________________ (walk) so fast.
4    Sue was sitting on the ground. She was out of breath. She _________________ (run).
5    When I arrived, everybody was sitting round the table with their mouths full. They _________________ (eat).
6    When I arrived, everybody was sitting round the table and talking.Their mouths were empty, but their stomachs were full. They_________________ (eat).
7    Jim was on his hands and knees on the floor. He _________________ (look) for his contact lens.
8    When I arrived, Kate _________________ (wait) for me. She wasannoyed with me because I was late and she _________________ (wait) fora long time.
9    I was sad when I sold my car. I _________________ (have) it for a very long time.
10  We were extremely tired at the end of the journey. We _________________ (travel) for more than 24 hours