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Past Perfect vs Past perfect Continuous

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  • Оля смотрела боевик уже 30 минут, когда позвонил её друг.
    Vika was watching an action filn for 30 minutes when she saw a ghost.
  • Макс играл в компьютерные игры, когда наконец выиграл.
    Gleb had been playing computer games for 2 hours when he finally won.
  • How do we make questions in the Past Perfect Continuous?
    Had + N+ been+ Ving?
  • 2 миллиона людей просмотрели  видео Лизы за 2 недели.
    Two million people had watched Alyona's video within 2 weeks.
  • He went to the doctor because his leg .............. (hurt) for a week.
    had been hurting
  • How do we make questions in the Past Perfect?
    Had + N + Ved/V3?
  • Альбина копила в течении 4 месяцев до того, как купила новый телефон.
    Milana had been saving for 4 months before she bought a new phone.
  • When I checked the receipt later, I realised I .............. (pay) too much for my shopping.
    had paid
  • How long .............. (you/play) the guitar before we met?
    had you been playing
  • I .............. (try) to get a ticket to the show for several minutes when the website crashed.
    had been trying
  • He made a dentist's appointment because he .................... (broke) a tooth.
    had broken
  • I .............. (wait) for my friend for an hour when he phoned to say he couldn't come.
    had been waiting
  • Name one of the rules of Past Perfect.
    1. an action that happened before another action in the past 2. to explaine the reason for the action in the past
  • Sam forgot to take a hat on the camping trip, but luckily his friend .............. (bring) a spare one.
    had brought
  • Ä: Why were you so tired yesterday? B: Because I ............... (studying) continuously yesterday.
    had been studying
  • My cousin .............. (learn) to drive for over a year before she passed her test
    had been learning
  • Мои родители обручились в 1988. За два года до этого они влюбились в друг друга.
    My parents got engaged in 1988. Two years before they fell in love
  • Оля ходила 2 часа по парку, когда встретила Клаву Коку.
    Inessa had been walking for 2 hours in the park wne she met Klava Koka.
  • Name one of the rules of Past Perfect Continuous
    fan action with a period of time before another action in the past
  • By the time the shops opened, they .............. (queue) for nearly an hour.
    had been queueing
  • Егор был очень счастлив. потому что сдал экзамен вчера.
    Andrew was delighted because he had passed exam yesterday.
  • После того как он Джо научился водить, он купил машину.
    After Joe had learnt to drive he bought a car.
  • Когда Лиза прищла в кинотеатр, фильм уже начался.
    When Alina got to the cinmema, the film had already started.
  • Иван никогда ничего не постил в Тик-Ток до этого. Это было у него впервые и имело большой успех.
    Yaroslav had never posted anyting on Tick-Tock. It was his first time and had a great success
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