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Unit 6: Accidents
Unit 6: Accidents

1. Past perfect
progressive

2. vocabulary:
accidents
Uses
The past perfect continuous has a
variety of uses:

1. To talk about something that was in

progress recently before or up to a
past point in time.
Example:
We had been waiting for two hours
before we were seated at the
restaurant.

2. To describe an activity that

happened over a period up to a
particular past time, or until shortly
before it.
Example:
He’d been playing tennis so when he
got home he took a shower.
3. To explain the cause of something
in the past.
Example:
I was exhausted because I had been
working 60 hour weeks.

4. To indicate continuous activities

and evidence to support the idea
that they happened.
Example:
Although she was smiling she had
clearly been crying. (perhaps her eyes
were wet and red)
Sarah had been driving around the city for five hours before she finally found the right office.

had been driving

X X
Past found the office Present Future

Take a look at how the past

perfect progressive is
represented in the timeline
here.
Look at the structure
Time expressions
of the Past Perfect
Progressive here. when
before
by the time
for
since
Sarah had been driving around the city for five hours before she
finally found the right office.

Now, answer these questions:

1. How long had Sarah been driving?

2. Do you think it was easy for her to find the right office?
3. When did she find the right office?
4. Do you know what she had been doing right before she found the
office?
5. Do you think it was important for her to find an office in the city?

See the answers in the next slide.

Check your answers.
Sarah had been driving around the city for five hours before she
finally found the right office.

1. How long had Sarah been driving?

She had been driving for five hours
2. Do you think it was easy for her to find the right office?
No, it wasn’t. It took her five hours.
3. When did she find the right office?
She found it after driving for five hours.
4. Do you know what she had been doing right before she found the office?
Yes, she had been driving.
5. Do you think it was important for her to find an office in the city? Yes it
was, because had been driving for five hours around the city looking for
an office.
 The past perfect continuous
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1a. Grammar: Past perfect progressive
Complete these sentences with actions in past perfect continuous. Use the verbs in brackets.

1. Sarah ___________(play) the guitar for 3 years before she first performed on stage.
2. They ________________ (exercise) outside when there was a sudden storm which made them run
for cover.
3. We__________________(wait) 45 minutes for the bus before it finally arrived.
4. I was exhausted because I ____________________(work) since 7 a.m.
5. As he _________________(study) hard for the whole term, Zach was sure to pass the exam.
6. We both got in trouble because I ____________________ (help) her with her homework the
whole time.
7. Because of the recent heat wave, the plants ___________________(die).
8. I ________________________(work) for 5 months when my boss promoted me to supervisor.
9.I __________________________(not feel) worried about the presentation until I saw the audience.
 Check your answers.

1. had been playing

2. had been exercising
3. had been waiting
4. had been work
5. had been studying
6. had been helping
7. had been dying
8. had been working
9. hadn't been feeling
1b. Grammar: Past perfect progressive mistakes

Each sentence below has a mistake. The mistake has been underlined. Correct it.

1. We has been travelling around Europe for 4 weeks and had already visited 5 countries.
2. The authorities had been searched for him for 3 years before they finally caught him.
3. How long had he be waiting for her before she showed up?
4. I had been not sitting down for very long before I was called into the office.
5. My family and I had living in England for 15 years before we moved to the United States.
6. The man left the room after he had was talking on the phone for over an hour.
7. I hope they had not being standing out on the street for long.
8. Had she been cooked in the kitchen all afternoon or had she taken a break?
 Check your answers.

1. HAD been travelling

2. had been SEARCHING

3. had he BEEN waiting

4. HADN’T been sitting

5. had BEEN living

6. had BEEN talking

7. hadn’t BEEN standing

8. Had she been COOKING

1c. Grammar: Past perfect progressive for actions happening previously.

Read the sentences below and then write or say what the people had been doing.

0. (Example) When I walked into the room he was sitting next to an empty plate looking happy.
He had been eating pizza

1. The children looked very furtive and the room smelled of cigarettes.
______________________________________________________________________________________

2. The chocolate cake was half eaten and her mouth was dirty with chocolate.
______________________________________________________________________________________

3. He was covered in mud and was wearing a bicycle helmet.

______________________________________________________________________________________

4. When the parents arrived, the boy was sleeping on the desk and the computer was on.
______________________________________________________________________________________

5. When they left the house they noticed that, although the sun was out, there was water everywhere.
______________________________________________________________________________________
1c. Grammar: Past perfect progressive for actions happening previously.

Read the sentences below and then write or say what the people had been doing.

7. They were covered in paint and the house smelled very strongly of paint when we arrived.
______________________________________________________________________________________

8. She was just turning the TV off when we walked into the room.
______________________________________________________________________________________

9. The children ran very scared. The Ouija board was on the table.
______________________________________________________________________________________

10. When the police entered the house to look for the woman, they found a pot with burnt spaghetti in the
kitchen.
_____________________________________________________________________________________

11. They were both blushing and his face was covered in lipstick.
______________________________________________________________________________________
 Check your answers.

1. They had been smoking.

2. She had been eating the chocolate cake.
3. He had been riding a bike and fell into the mud.
4. The boy had been playing with the computer.
5. It had been raining.
6. They had been painting the house.
7. She had been watching TV.
8. The children had been playing the ouija.
9. The woman had been cooking spaghetti.
10. They had been kissing. / He had been kissing her.
1. ointment
2. pills
3. band-aid
4. bandage
5. gauze
6. first-aid-kit
7. afraid
8. bleed
9. cliff
10. get stuck
11. injury
12. recover
13. rescue
14. rocky
15. slippery
16. take a wrong turn
2a. Vocabulary: Accidents

Complete the sentences with these words from unit 6. Conjugate the verbs if necessary.

1. There are a lot of people who have fortunately _______________ from the coronavirus in Peru. 1. ointment
2. Take some _________ if your headache is bad. Aspirin could help. 2. pills
3. I hurt my ankle. The doctor put some _______________ and _______________. 3. band-aid
4. That truck _________ _________ in the middle of the road, that’s why there’s a lot of traffic. 4. bandage
5. We need to have a _______ - _______ - _________ in case of emergency. 5. gauze
6. The man cut his hand horribly. He was ______________ profusely. 6. first-aid-kit
7. Oh no! Jason _________ ____ _______ _______ and he got lost. 7. afraid
8. My child had an _______________ on his head but it healed quickly. 8. bleed
9. Many dogs were ______________ from their owners who treated them badly.
9. cliff
10. After the rain, the __________ was so ____________ that it was impossible to walk.
10. get stuck
11. In Perú, there are some ____________ areas with beautiful landscapes. I know one in Apurímac
11. injury
that is called “Bosque de Piedras”.
12. recover
12. Some children are __________ of the dark and want to sleep with their parents.
13. That is a small cut. You just need to put on a ______-______. 13. rescue
14. Doctors use sterilized __________ to cover open wounds. 14. rocky
15. slippery
16. take a wrong turn
 Check your answers.

1. There are a lot of people who have fortunately recovered from the coronavirus in Peru.
2. Take some pills if your headache is bad. Aspirin could help.
3. I hurt my ankle. The doctor put some ointment and a bandage.
4. That truck got stuck in the middle of the road, that’s why there’s a lot of traffic.
5. We all need to have a first - aid - kit in case of emergency.
6. The man cut his hand horribly. He was bleeding profusely.
7. Oh no! Jason took a wrong turn and he got lost.
8. My child had an injury on his head but it healed quickly.
9. Many dogs were rescued from their owners who treated them badly.
10. After the rain, the cliff was so slippery that it was impossible to walk.
11. In Perú, there are some rocky areas with beautiful landscapes. I know one in Apurímac that is
called “Bosque de Piedras”.
12. Some children are afraid of the dark and want to sleep with their parents.
13. That is a small cut. You just need to put on a band-aid.
14. Doctors use sterilized gauze to cover open wounds.
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