過去完成進行式

比過去發生更早的持續性動作（動態動詞）

我們使用過去完成進行式搭配動態動詞來談論比故事的主要事件更早開始的持續性動作。

I was angry. I had been waiting for him in the cold, and he didn’t call to say he’d be late.  我很生氣。 我一直在寒冷中等他，他沒有打電話說他會遲到。
We had been driving for less than an hour when the car broke down. 我們開車不到一個小時，汽車就壞了。

比過去發生更早的重複性動作（動態動詞）

我們使用過去完成進行式搭配動態動詞來談論比過去更早發生的重複性的動作。

I couldn’t believe it. She had been writing a letter every day for over a year. 我簡直不敢相信。一年多來，她每天都在寫一封信。

過去完成進行式 – 練習題

1. I told John not to drive, because he _____ all night.

a.drank

b.was drinking

c.had drunk

d.had been drinking

2. Why did you change the channel? I ______ that movie.

a.watched

b.was watching

c.had watched

d.had been watching

3. When I _____ out of the shower the lights _____.

a.got / were getting off

b.had got / were getting off

c.was getting / went off

d.had been getting / had got off

4. When I saw Clara I realised that she ______ much in all those years.

a.didn't change

b.wasn't changing

c.hadn't changed

d.hadn't been changing

5. When he entered the room somebody _____ him in the head.

a.hit

b.was hitting

c.had hit

d.had been hitting

6. He admitted that he ______ all the money from the box.

a.took

b.was taking

c.had taken

d.had been taking

7. The burglar _____ to open the safe when he _____ the owner come in.

a.was trying / heard

b.tried / heard

c.had been trying / had heard

d.tried / was hearing

8. I knew he _____ because his eyes were red.

a.cried

b.was crying

c.had cried

d.had been crying

9. The plane in which the football team _____ crashed and none of them survived.

a.travelled

b.were travelling

c.had travelled

d.had been travelling

10. We _____ for about 20 minutes when the plane was hit by turbulence.

a.flew

b.were flying

c.had flewn

d.had been flying

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