PAST PERFECT PROGRESSIVE

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1 PAST PERFECT PROGRESSIVE

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3 Expect the Unexpected Donald and Elizabeth had been driving to church before they stopped. They had been sweeping down a dirt road when they heard a strange noise. Donald stopped the car. He got out of the car. Then, he helped Elizabeth out of it. Elizabeth sat and waited for Donald. Donald looked at the car. It had been going for an hour or so. He knew how to fix cars. He had been working as a mechanic for 5 years before he moved to the country. Donald got his tools. He looked under the hood. It seemed that the engine had been over heating. He crawled under it. Donald had been working on the car for a while when Jake parked beside him. Jake had been driving home when he saw Donald and Elizabeth on the side of the road. Jake helped Donald fix the car. Donald thanked Jake for his help. Elizabeth waved to Jake as they drove away. Thanks to Jake's help, they arrived at church on time.

4 MAIN IDEA QUESTIONS. Answer the following questions.. A. Where had Donald and Elizabeth been driving before the car stopped? B. How long had the car been going before it stopped? How long had Donald been working as a mechanic before he moved to the country? C. Where had Jake been driving when he saw Donald and Elizabeth?

5 DETAILED QUESTIONS. 1. What is the work of Donald before they live in another country? 2. Who help Donald fix the car?

6 CONCEPT CHECKING Crawled Mechanic Unexpected Drove away A dirt road

7 HIGHLIGHTING PAST PERFECT PROGRESSIVE Form: Positive Negative Question I had been dancing. You had been dancing. We had been dancing. They had been dancing. He had been dancing. She had been dancing. It had been dancing. I had not been talking. You had not been talking. We had not been talking. They had not been talking. He had not been talking. She had not been talking. It had not been talking. Had I been listening? Had you been listening? Had we been listening? Had they been listening? Had he been listening? Had she been listening? Had it been listening?

8 PAST PERFECT PROGRESSIVE >Emphasizes: The duration of an activity that was in progress before another activity or time in the past. Ex. The police had been looking for the criminal for 2 years before they caught him. >This tense may also express an activity in progress close in time to another activity or time in the past. Ex. When Judy got home, her hair was still wet because she had been swimming.

9 CONTROLLED ACTIVITY Past perfect progressive write a question. Put the words in the correct order. DISCOVER LANGUAGE ENGLISH ONLINE Ex. listening? the you been radio to had answer: had you been listening to the radio? 1. the? boys had been playing football 2. had doing the washing? been Mother 3. eating bone had the dog been a? 4. feeling? had been he ill 5. crying all the morning? had baby been

10 6. At had all he the talking animals? Been 7. You Had? listening been 8.? been It dancing had

11 SEMI-CONTROLLED ACTIVITY Complete the following sentences by supplying the correct form of the verb. Eric, the reporter Eric (to visit) the farm all morning. Had he (to look) at all the animals? Or had he (to talk) to the farmer? He (to speak) to the farmer. He (to ask) the farmer questions for hours. The farmer (to answer) all the questions. Eric and the farmer (to drink) tea while the farmer s son (to milk) the cows. John (to collect) information for his article in the newspaper. He (to take) photos, too.

12 FACILITATION ACTIVITY Give at least 2 situation where you receive an unexpected help coming from others. And answer the following question below. > what do you think is the motivation of someone when helping? > what is your motivation in helping others?