Cvičení pokročilí: předminulý čas prostý vs. průběhový

Cvičení anglické gramatiky pro pokročilé

V tomto cvičení si procvičíte používání času předminulého prostého a průběhového a rozdíly mezi nimi.

Structure of past perfect simple
positive	negative	question
I / you / he / she / it / we / they had gone.	I / you / he / she / it / we / they hadn’t gone.	Had I / you / he / she / it / we / they gone?

Structure of past perfect continuous
positive	negative	question
I / you / he / she / it / we / they had been going.	I / you / he / she / it / we / they hadn’t been going.	Had I / you / he / she / it / we / they been going?

Exercise instructions

Complete the sentences below by putting the verb in brackets into the past perfect simple or past perfect continuous:

Past perfect simple – common mistakes
Common mistakes	Correct version	Why?
I didn't been to London.	I hadn't been to London.	We use the helping verb had (negative = hadn't) in the past perfect.
When I saw him, I noticed that he had a haircut.	When I saw him I noticed that he had had a haircut.	The action (a haircut) happened before the other past action (I noticed). We use the past perfect for the action which happened first to make the time order clear to the listener.
He told me has been to London.	He told me he had been to London.	His original words were: ''I have been to London.'' However, in reported speech we move the tense back – the present perfect (have been) becomes past perfect (had been).

Past perfect continuous – common mistakes
Common mistakes	Correct version	Why?
I had working hard, so I felt very tired. I had been worked hard, so I felt very tired.	I had been working hard, so I felt very tired.	The form of the past perfect continuous is had + been + verb (-ing).
I had been hearing the song many times before.	I had heard the song many times before.	Some verbs (called stative verbs) are not normally used in the continuous form, e.g. know, like, understand, believe, hear, etc.