高二英语(师大版)-选修六 Unit 17 Laughter(2)-3学习任务单.docxVIP

选修六Unit 17 Laughter (2) Grammar: Past Perfect Continuous Students’ Worksheet 【Objectives】 By the end of this lesson, you’ll be able to: 1. tell summarize the usage of past perfect continuous; 2. tell the differences between past perfect continuous, past perfect and past continuous; 3. use these tenses correctly in context. 【Tasks】 Complete sentences according to the anecdotes. 1. This afternoon, I was in the town center, where I _____________(do) some shopping. I suddenly realised I didn’t have any money left. (Passage A) 2. One counter agent was dealing with all the passengers when an angry man, who _______________ (queue) for some time, pushed his way to the front. (Passage C) Draw a timeline to show the above sentences. 1. sentence 1: 2. sentence 2: Use the cues in the brackets and the Past Perfect Continuous to explain the situations. Example His arms were sunburnt because he had been sitting in the sun all day. 1. His arms were sunburnt. (sit in the sun all day) 2. She was very tired. (work for hours without a break) 3. Their clothes were muddy. (play football) 4. She was fired. (not come to work on time) 5. She was very angry. (wait for her boyfriend for half an hour) 6. His ear ached. (talk on the phone for hours) Complete the following sentences in the Past Perfect Continuous. Example John complained that his troublesome neighbours had been having parties every day for two weeks. 1. John complained that his troublesome neighbours __________________ (have parties every day for two weeks). 2. The eager fans _________________ (wait for 6 hours) before they finally got the tickets for the football match. 3. As he ____________________( repair his car all afternoon), he was messy. 4. He told us that the director _________________( try to complete his film) swiftly. 5. The river was near bursting point as it ____________________( rain) for weeks. Figure out the differences between the sentences in each group. Group 1 1. She had cleaned the office, so it was