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Porównanie czasów Past Perfect i Past Perfect Continuous - testy do rozwiązywania

Nasz zestaw ćwiczeń umożliwi Ci samodzielne wyćwiczenie różnicy w stosowaniu Past Perfect i Past Perfect Continuous. Pobierz testy w formie pliku pdf, wydrukuj i rozwiąż ćwiczenia, a następnie sprawdź odpowiedzi w kluczu.

Ćwiczenie 1

Wybierz poprawną opcję.

1. We had known / had been knowing each other before we started college.
2. How long had she waited / had she been waiting before the shop manager talked to her?
3. We hadn’t realised / hadn’t been realising how lucky we were to survive the accident.
4. My father retired last year after he had worked / had been working for over forty years.
5. After Mark had lost / had been losing his job, he decided to move in with his girlfriend.
6. My sister had tried / had been trying to lift the heavy box for a few minutes before she finally gave up and asked me for help.
7. We didn’t know that Melanie and Joe had got / had been getting divorced a few months earlier.
8. Lisa had slept / had been sleeping for only 10 minutes when the telephone woke her up. 
9. Ben couldn’t come to the party yesterday because he had broken / had been breaking his leg.
10. Mike was upset because he had failed / had been failing his driving exam.

Ćwiczenie 2

Uzupełnij luki czasownikami w nawiasach w poprawnej formie.

1. How long _______________ (you / be) at home when you noticed that the jewellery was missing?
2. Matt _______________ (not / travel) by himself before the last holidays.
3. Many people _______________ (die) in car accidents before safety belts were invented.
4. _______________ (you / read) Mary’s emails before we entered the room? You closed the laptop so quickly!
5. Michelle _______________ (not / read) the set book and failed the literature test.
6. How many candidates_______________ (Mr Grant / talk) to before he made his decision?
7. We _______________ (not / talk) for more than 10 minutes when Ms Jones interrupted us.
8. The police wanted to know what I _______________ (do) between 3 and 5 the previous night.
9. The thieves _______________ (steal) over 20 cars before the police caught them.
10. Andrew _______________ (travel) for three months around Asia before he started his studies last year. 

Ćwiczenie 3

Przetłumacz fragmenty zdań w nawiasach na język angielski.

1. _______________ (Miranda zatrzymała się) at her friends’ for two weeks before she found a nice flat to rent on her own.
2. By the time I got home my dog _______________ (zjadł wszystkie kanapki) from the table.
3. How much money _______________ (zarobiła twoja firma) by the end of the previous year?
4. The customer service specialist _______________ (rozmawiał przez telefon) for at least forty minutes before we could finally report the problem.
5. How many times _______________ (oni się spotkali) before their parents realised what was going on?
6. The student _______________ (rozwiązał) only half of the exam tasks when the time finished.
7. _______________ (czy uczyłeś się angielskiego) before you moved to UK?
8. Alice was tired because she _______________ (oglądała telewizję) until 3 am.
9. We didn’t have to go shopping because my husband _______________ (kupił wszystko) the day before.
10. Jessica _______________ (pracowała do późna) and overslept for work.

Ćwiczenie 4 

Znajdź i popraw błędy w zdaniach. Uwaga! Niektóre zdania są poprawne!

1. Why didn’t you cook dinner as you had been promised?

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2. The two businessmen had negotiated for over four hours before they agreed on the final version of the contract.

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3. Bill had been repairing the car and his clothes were dirty.

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4. Had you seen the film before you recommended it to us?

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5. How long had you waiting outside before they let you in?

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6. I had to buy a new mobile phone because somebody had been stealing my old one.

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7. Sue said that she had never be to Wales before.

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8. My parents had offered to give me a lift to the airport so I didn’t have to call for a taxi.

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9. No, I hadn’t been listening to the radio before you phoned me. 

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10. If he hadn’t been inviting us to the meeting, we wouldn’t have come.

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Past Perfect i Past Perfect Continuous - klucz

Ćwiczenie 1

1. had known 
2. had she been waiting 
3. hadn’t realised
4. had worked
5. had lost
6. had been trying 
7. had got 
8. had been sleeping 
9. had broken 
10. had failed 

Ćwiczenie 2

1. had you been
2. hadn’t travelled
3. had died
4. Had you been reading
5. hadn’t read
6. had Mr Grant talked
7. hadn’t been talking
8. had been doing
9. had stolen
10. had been travelling

Ćwiczenie 3

1. Miranda had been staying
2. had eaten all the sandwiches
3. had your company earned
4. had been talking on the phone
5. had they met
6. had completed
7. Had you been learning English
8. had been watching TV
9. had bought
10. had been working until late

Ćwiczenie 4 

1. Why didn’t you cook dinner as you had promised?
2. The two businessmen had been negotiating for over four hours before they agreed on the final version of the contract.
3. zdanie poprawne
4. zdanie poprawne
5. How long had you been waiting outside before they let you in?
6. I had to buy a new mobile phone because somebody had stolen my old one.
7. Sue said that she had never been to Wales before.
8. zdanie poprawne
9. zdanie poprawne

1. If he hadn’t invited us to the meeting, we wouldn’t have come.