Present Perfect Continuous este folosit pentru a exprima: HAVE / HAS+BEEN+VB-ING

1.o actiune inceputa in trecut care se continua in prezent: I have been 2. o actiune care se termina in trecut si are efecte in prezent:
teaching English for a long time. (I started teaching English a long “You look thrilled.”
time ago and I’m still teaching this language.) “I know, I’ve been watching a very amusing movie.”
a. I started to study English 5 years ago and I’m still studying it. a. Please excuse my dirty clothes. I (work) in the garden.
b. They started waiting for the bus 6 minutes ago and they’re still b. Please excuse my dirty hands. I (repair) the car.
waiting. c. We call Ann “butter fingers”. She (break) things ever since she was a
c. It started to rain 4 days ago and it’s still raining. little girl; that is why.
d. The children started to eat lunch an hour ago and they’re still d. Alice needs a holiday. She (work) too hard.
eating it. e. Your lips are all blue. What on earth (you - eat)?
e. The boys started playing football 2 hours ago and they’re still f. Mind you don’t slip on the stairs. I (wash) them.
playing. g. He (work) all day long; that’s why he’s gone to bed early.
f. The pupils are writing a paper. They began at 8 o’clock. h. Who (use) my pen? It doesn’t write properly.
g. The secretary is typing a report. She started on Monday morning. i. I’m now shaking your hand so hardly because (look forward) to meeting
h. Mother is cooking. She began early in the morning. you.
i. We are rehearsing a play. We started at the beginning of the month. j. We all have a smile on our faces because we (listen) to Paul’s jokes.

Past Continuous este folosit atunci cand: WAS / WERE + VB-ING

1. exprimam o actiune care s-a desfasurat neintrerupt intr-o perioada 2. accentuam faptul ca o actiune s-a desfasurat pe o perioada mai lunga de
de timp bine definita din trecut: timp:
a. I (do) my homework at 5 o’clock yesterday. a. The baby (cry) all day yesterday.
b. My brother (sleep) when I came home last night. b. They (have) fun the whole time they were together.
c. Ann (write) a letter at 5 o’cock yesterday. c. Mr Plumb was on a business trip to Suceava for a month. Now he is
d. The sun (shine) when I got up this morning. back and everybody is asking him questions about the time he spent there.
e. It (rain) at breakfast time. Angela: What sort of hotel (you - live) in ?
f. I (walk) to town at 8 o’clock. Mr Plumb: It was very new and modern and it had a nice view, I (share)
g. My father (work) in the factory at this time yesterday. the room with another man actually.
h. I (watch) TV at dinner time. Angela: Who was the man you (share) the room with?
i. We (have) dinner when my friend rang me up.
3. exprimam o actiune de durata desfasurata in trecut si intrerupta de o alta actiune din trecut:

a. When the guests arrived I still (cook). e. The postman arrived when I (have) lunch.
b. She (sleep) when the phone rang. f. I dropped the vase when I (dust) the furniture.
c. Jimmy fell down while he (climb) the ladder. g. Richard saw Mary when she (cross) the street.
d. Paul’s car broke down when he (drive) to work. h. It started to rain while Irene (walk) in the park.

Past Perfect Simple se foloseste atunci cand: HAD + VB 3 / VB - ED

1. exprimam o actiune trecuta, anterioara unei alte 2. in vorbirea indirecta verbul din propozitia 3. folosim adverbele: HARDLY,
actiuni tot din trecut: principala este la un timp trecut: SCARCELY si NO SOONER.
a. I knew I (meet) her. a. Tom said he (see) the film. a. Hardly/Scarcely had I fallen asleep when
b. When we arrived at the station the train already b. Jenny said she (hear) that song before. the phone rang.
(leave). c. Susan told us she (have) breakfast half an b. No sooner had he arrived than he had to
c. She (do) her homework by 6 o’clock yesterday. hour before. leave again.
d. He (live) in this house since 1990 when I moved d. Mother told Ann that Alice (ring) her up a c. Hardly Peter (lock) the door when the
in. moment before. doorbell rang.
e. When Dan rang up, Mary (finish) her project. e. Peter told me he already (study) the d. No sooner Jim (post) the letter than he
f. When Tom came home Mother (cook) the dinner. lesson. remembered he (not stamp) it.
g. When the teacher collected the papers, I (write) f. Michael admitted he (buy) a record the e. Mr Plumb no sooner (buy) a car than he
all the essay. day before. had an accident.
h. When Roger arrived, the match (start). g. Christine said they (reach) the village at f. Chris no sooner (take) the medicine than
i. When Peter offered to help, his father already noon. she felt better.
(clean) the car. h. She told me she never (lose) her keys g. Mr Faulkner no sooner (smoke) a
j. I didn’t realize my mistake until I (hand) in the before. cigarette than he lit another.
test. i. Ann said she never (tell) a lie. h. No sooner Gerald (finish) an exercise than
k. Mrs Barton didn’t leave the shop until she (spend) j. David said he (not ride) a donkey. he began another.
all her money. k. Tim said he (break) his leg in the country. i. Scarcely he (eat) the chocolate cake when
l. Father didn’t give up smoking until the doctor l. Peter told us he occasionally (work) on a he felt sick.
(order) him to. farm before.
Past Perfect Continuous exprima o actiune de lunga durata, care a continuat pana intr-un anumit moment din trecut. HAD+BEEN+VB-ING
1. When I got home my friend (wait) for about half an hour. 7. When we went on holiday in the mountains it (snow) for five days.
2. He (wait) in the rain for an hour when she arrived. 8. How long the Art teacher (draw) posters by 6 o’clock?
3. At that time we (work) on the project for six months. 9. How long the 9th form pupils (recite) poems by 10 o’clock?
4. I (watch) horror films and my mind was full of terrifying images. 10. How long Alice (make) telephone calls by 12 o’clock?
5. When they found the child they (look) for him for two hours. 11. Jimmy had a black eye because he (fight) with the other boys.
6. When I arrived in Pitesti I (travel) for three hours. 12. Ben’s trousers were torn because he (climb) trees all afternoon.
Raspunsuri:
Present Perfect Continuous:
1. a. have been studying; b. have been 2. a. have been working; b. have been repairing; c. has been breaking; d.
waiting; c. it has been raining; d. have been has been working; e. have you been eating; f. have been washing; g. has
eating; e. have been playing; f. have been been working; h. has been using; i. have been looking forward; j. have
writing; g. has been typing; h. has been been listening
cooking; i. have been rehearsing
Past Continuous:
1. a. was doing; b. was sleeping; c. was 2. a. was crying; b. were having; c. were 3. a. was cooking; b. was
writing; d. was shining; e. was raining; f. you living; was sharing; were you sharing sleeping; c. was climbing;
was walking; g. was working; h. was d. was driving; e. was
watching; i. were having having; f. was dusting; g.
was crossing; h. was
walking
Past Perfect Simple:
1. a. had met; b. had already left; c. had 2. a. had seen; b. had heard; c. had had; d. 3. c. Hardly had Peter
done; d. had lived; e. had finished; f. had had rung; e. had already studied; f. had locked; d. No sooner had
cooked; g. had written; h. had started; i. bought; g. had reached; h. had never lost; i. Jim posted; hadn’t
had already cleaned; j. had handed; k. had had told; j. hadn’t ridden; k. had broken; l. stamped; e. Mr Plumb had
spent; l. had ordered had occasionally worked. no sooner bought a car; f.
Chris had no sooner taken;
g. Mr F. had no sooner
smoked; h. No sooner had
Gerald finished; i.
Scarcely had he eaten
Past Perfect Continuous:
1. had been waiting. 2. had been waiting. 3. had been working. 4. had been watching. 5. had been looking. 6. had been
traveling. 7. had been snowing. 8. had the Art teacher been drawing. 9. had the 9th form pupils been reciting. 10. had
Alice been making. 11. had been fighting. 12. had been climbing.