Lesson XVIII: Past-HAD Action Form

Exercise: B.2. Practice Past-HAD-ING-AF Use ING-Action Form of the expression offered in your long answer. For example: What had you been doing before John came to see you? - search the WEB - I HAD BEEN SEARCHING THE WEB BEFORE HE CAME . What had you been doing before I entered ? - study English - I HAD BEEN STUDYING ENGLISH BEFORE YOU ENTERED . 1. What had you been doing before I saw you? -fix my bicycle- 2. What had you been doing before John came? -listen to the radio- 3. What had you been doing before the shower began? -take a walk- 4. What had you been doing before the director began speaking? -draw some sketches- 5. What had John been doing before the director began speaking? -take a sleep- 6. What had you been doing before Dr. Brown arrived? -read a magazine- 7. What had John been doing before president arrived? -practice salutations- 8. What had they been doing before the vacation ended? -camp at the seaside- 9. What had you been doing before the concert began? -have some beer- 10. What had he been doing before they called him up? -read in the library- Exercise: B.3. Contrast Past-ING to Past-HAD-ING-AF Change WHEN for BEFORE to indicate that the action in progress was completed before another past action took place. For example: I was writing messages when John came to see me. I HAD BEEN WRITING MESSAGES BEFORE JOHN CAME TO SEE ME. I was studying English when you entered . I HAD BEEN STUDYING ENGLISH BEFORE YOU ENTERED . 1. I was fixing my bicycle when you called me up. 2. I was listening to the radio when John came. 3. I was taking a walk when the shower began. 4. I was drawing some sketches when the director began speaking. 5. John was taking a sleep when the director began speaking. 6. He was washing the windows when I came in. 7. I was reading a magazine when Dr. Brown arrived. 8. John was practicing salutations when president arrived. 9. They were camping at the seaside when the vacation ended. 10. I was having some booze when the concert began. 11. He was reading in the library when they called him up.