Ex. 15 Make up situations to justify the use of the past forms in the following sentence patterns

1. He threw the rug over the radiator of the car and walked up the path. He had thrown the rug over the radiator of the car and was walking up the path. 2. She bought her ticket and moved away from the window. She had bought her ticket and was moving away from the window. 3. Не opened the window and looked out with pleasure at the river flowing past. He had opened the window and was looking out with pleasure at the river flowing past. 4. He put out the light and tried to sleep. He had put out the light and was trying to sleep. 5. They parked the car and walked along the wall. They had parked the car and were walking along the wall. 6. The rain stopped and John went out to mow the lawn. The rain had stopped and John was mowing the lawn. 7. He shaved and had a shower. He had shaved and was having a shower. 8. He had a glass of whiskey and ate his food with appetite. He had had a glass of whiskey and was eating his food with appetite. 9. They finished their meal and had coffee. They had finished their meal and were having coffee.

Ex. 16 Translate the following into English concentrating on the use of the Past Perfect

Я оделся и вышел в сад. Всходило солнце. Ветра не было, но' в саду всё падали листья. Березы за одну ночь пожелтели до самых верхушек.

Я вернулся в дом. Там было тепло. Маленькая береза, которую принес мой сын и которую мы посадили в кадушку, стояла у окна. Вдруг я заметил, что она тоже за одну ночь вся пожелтела и несколько листьев уже лежало на полу.

Теплая комната не спасла березку. Через день она вся облетела. Мой сын и все мы были очень огорчены. Мы уже свыклись с мыслью, что она останется зеленой всю зиму. Лесничий только улыбнулся, когда мы рассказали ему, как мы пытались сохранить зеленую листву березки.

Unit 2 The Past Perfect Continuous tense

Formation

This tense is formed with had been + the present participle.

I had/ I'd been working

They had not/hadn 't been working

Had you been working?

Had you not/hadn't you been working?

It is not used with verbs which are not used in the continuous forms, except with want and sometimes wish:

The boy was delighted with his new knife. He had been wanting one for a long time.

Note! this tense has no passive form.