VIRGINIA GÓMEZ
CIENAGA MAGDALENA- 2021
AREA : ENGLISH GUÍA : N° 7
TEACHER: CARMEN ESCOBAR ACOSTA
GRADE: 9° DATE_______
EL "PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS" ESTÁ COMPUESTO POR DOS ELEMENTOS: EL "PAST PERFECT" DEL VERBO TO BE (=HAD BEEN) + EL "PRESENT PARTICIPLE" DEL VERBO PRINCIPAL (RAÍZ+ING)
1. Affirmative Sentences
IT HAD BEEN RAINING FOR 15 MINUTES, SO THEY DECIDED TO CALL OF THE MATCH. (LLEVABA LLOVIENDO 15 MINUTOS, ASÍ QUE DECIDIERON CANCELAR EL PARTIDO.)
HIS FACE WAS DIRTY BECAUSE HE HAD BEEN EATING CHOCOLATE.
. Negative Sentences (Frases negativas)
Examples
I had not [hadn’t] been studying English long when I went to London.(No había estado estudiando inglés mucho tiempo cuando fui a Londres.)3. Interrogative Sentences (Frases interrogativas)
Examples
Had you been studying English for a long time before you went to London?(¿Habías estado estudiando inglés mucho tiempo antes de irte a Londres?) |
· - Had you been working in the Smiths' garden that day?¿Había estado trabajando en el jardín de los Smith ese día?
EL PAST PERFECT
CONTINUOUS SE UTILIZA PARA:
- EXPRESAR UNA ACCIÓN QUE EMPEZÓ EN UN TIEMPO CONCRETO DEL PASADO Y CONTINUÓ HASTA OTRO PUNTO CONCRETO DEL PASADO O HASTA QUE TUVO LUGAR OTRA ACCIÓN.
SHE'D BEEN WORKING IN THE SALES DEPARTMENT FOR TWO YEARS BEFORE SHE WAS PROMOTED.(ELLA LLEVABA TRABAJANDO DOS AÑOS EN EL DEPARTAMENTO DE VENTAS CUANDO FUE ASCENDIDA.)
- EXPRESAR UNA ACCIÓN QUE ES LA CAUSA DE QUE OTRA ACCIÓN TUVIERA LUGAR EN EL PASADO.
A- COMPLETA LAS FRASES CON LA FORMA CORRECTA DEL VERBO QUE SE ENCUENTRA ENTRE PARÉNTESIS.
EXAMPLE
1- SHE WAS EXCITED BECAUSE SHE HAD BEEN PLANNING( PLAN) HER TRIP TO ITALY
2- SHE _______(NOT/TALK) WHEN THE PHONE CUT OUT
3- SUSAN AND ERICK _____________( KNOW) EACH OTHER FOR YEARS WHEN THEY STARTED DATING
4- I NEEDED A CHANCE . I______________( LIVE) IN NEWYORK FOR A LONG TIME
5- SALLY___________( WORK) AS A WAITRESS FOR 5 YEARS WHEN SHE WENT BACK TO THE UNIVERSITY
6- I __________________(WRITE) MY STORY FOR 2 WEEK WHEN I LOST MY NOTEBOOK
B- ELIGE LA RESPUESTA CORRECTA.
EXAMPLE
1- SHE _____ STUDYING FOR 6 HOURS WHEN SHE WENT TO BED
HAVE BEEN
HAD BEEN
HAS BEEN
2- _____ YOU _____ LONG IN THAT FLAT WHEN YOU BOUGHT YOUR HOUSE?
HAD, BEEN LIVING
HAS, BEEN LIVING
HAD, BEEN LIVED
3- HOW LONG _____ YOU _____ WHEN THE PLANE TOOK OFF?
HAD, WAITED
HAVE, BEEN WAITING
HAD, BEEN WAITING
4- THEY _____ DATING LONG WHEN THEY DECIDED TO GET MARRIED.
HAVEN'T BEEN
HADN'T BEEN
BEEN
5- WE WERE SO TIRED WHEN WE ARRIVED AT THE HOTEL. WE _____ ALL DAY!
WERE WALKING
HAD BEEN WALKING
HAVE BEEN WALKING
3- WRITE A SENTENCE IN PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS AFFIRMATIVE, NEGATIVE AND QUESTIONS