past perfect simple or continuous

... PAST PERFECT I passed the exam because I _ (study) a lot had studied PAST PERFECT I was able to buy a new computer because I _ (save) enough money had saved PAST PERFECT had forgotten ... PERFECT When the company shut down had been(work) working she _ there for 15 years PAST PERFECT He _ had (be) been an M.P for a long time before he became President ... one hour He PAST...

Ngày tải lên: 01/12/2016, 21:40

... writing to her son, Thomas, who is a student Write the most suitable present perfect form (simple or continuous) using the words in brackets Dear Thomas, It be) It has been several weeks since ... using the verb in the correct tense Look! Someone (break) that window! You look tired (you/ work) hard? “ (you/ ever / work) in a factory?” “No, never.” “Jane ... up yet 11 We (know / not) t...

Ngày tải lên: 29/08/2016, 09:00

... parents _(go) to several concerts while they (stay) in Paris KEY He was waiting for half an hour before they arrived Where was he going when you saw him? He phoned me to say they would be ... walking down by the river when it started to rain 11 The storm started while we were driving back from London 12 They met when they were working in Paris 13 What time did she arrive last night?

Ngày tải lên: 25/08/2016, 20:32

Ngày tải lên: 26/08/2016, 23:42

... New York where his brothers LIVED They WERE tailors and they TAUGH him to sew In 1850, Levi WAS TAKING some sailcloth from New York to San Francisco when he MET some men who WERE DIGGING for gold ... around the world T Levi Strauss died in 1920 F Levi Strauss CAME from a small town in the south of Germany When he WAS a young man, he FELL in love with the mayor’s daughter The mayor and Levi’s...

Ngày tải lên: 27/08/2016, 08:17

... KEY She WAS MAKING a cake when I CAME home from work When I OPENED the door they STOPPED talking We WERE HAVING dinner when they ARRIVED She WAS LIVING in Hastings ... didn’t want to disturb him because he WAS READING the newspaper 16 Just as I WAS OPENING the door my neighbour CALLED me 17 As they WERE MAKING an terrible noise, we could hear what the man said

Ngày tải lên: 27/08/2016, 18:56

Ngày tải lên: 31/08/2016, 15:52

... eyes severe, and beard of formal cut, Full of wise saws and modern instances; And so he plays his part The sixth age shifts Into the lean and slipper`d pantaloon With spectacles on nose and pouch ... Full of strange oaths, and bearded like the pard, Jealous in honour, sudden and quick in quarrel, Seeking the bubble reputation Even in the cannon`s mouth And then the justice, In...

Ngày tải lên: 12/07/2014, 17:20

... I 1) Pete _isn’t doing_ his homework now, he _ is reading_ a book (O) 2) The dentist is checking George’s teeth at the moment (G) 3) Jake isn’t just drawing an apple ... a painter (A) 3) Mr Smith doesn’t drive a lorry because he is a bus driver (G) 4) Tim doesn’t want to catch the mice (J) 5) He isn’t doing his homework at the moment He is writing a letter (D) ... The rooster wakes him up eve...

Ngày tải lên: 25/08/2016, 17:43

... only……………….(use) top quality materials At the moment we…………………………………… (work) on a new range for the autumn We …………………………….……(make) radical changes in the design team and ……………………(

Ngày tải lên: 25/08/2016, 22:58

Ngày tải lên: 26/08/2016, 15:31

... Present Perfect Continuous USE EXAMPLE To talk about recent activities when the effects can still be seen

Ngày tải lên: 27/08/2016, 07:04

Ngày tải lên: 27/08/2016, 11:56

... Harold Black's a famous pianist He (give) two or three concerts every week He (travel) a lot and this week he's in New York He (stay) at an expensive hotel He's at his ... He (practise) for four hours every day He (go) to bed late and he always (get up) early But he sometimes (get) dressed too quickly, and this morning he (20:

Ngày tải lên: 27/08/2016, 17:53

... The present perfect continuous is also used for unfinished past and present result, but the main focus is on ACTIVITY and DURATION.  The Present Perfect Simple The Present Perfect Continuous     1) Unfinished Past There is often little difference in ...  Therefore, 'I've gone', You've gone' and 'we've gone' are usually unnatural in English   Viv uses the mnemonic 'Unhappy Parrots Like Ea...

Ngày tải lên: 27/08/2016, 19:42