have been

1. I have been here for two hours.

have been

refer

1. was going

2. was attending

3. was standing

4. was riding

5. were living

6. was walking

7. was going

8. was studying / was having

9. were sitting

10.  was calling - wasn't - was studying

1. By the time the firefighters ___arrived______ (arrive), the fire __had already destroyed_______ (already destroy) over  50 hectares of pine forests.  

2. Two people __reported_______ (report) that flames _____had trapped____ (trap) them inside a smoke-filled  apartment.  

3. It ______had rained___ (rain) all morning before the tornado ____touched_____ (touch) down. 

4. They ____didn't know_____ (not know) where to shelter from the storm because nobody ___had told______  (tell) them.  

5. ___Had you already left______ (you/ already leave) the office when the fire _____started____ (start)? 

6. The post __didn't arrived______ (not arrive) when I ____had left_____ (leave) home this morning. 

7*. It ______had been___ (be) cloudy for days before it ______started___ (start) to rain heavily and __flooded_______ (flood) the whole city.  

8*. When I ____had got_____ (get) to the check-in desk, I realized I ___left______ (leave) my ticket at  home. 

9*. After Tom and his neighbours ___putted out______ (put out) the fire, the fire engines __had arrived_______  (arrive) at the cottage.  

10*. She __recognized_______ (recognize) the warning signs that she __had learnt_______ (learn) in a school  lesson on tsunami two days before.  

11*. By the time the rescuers __had arrived_______ (arrive), they __ran_______ (run) out of food and  water.  

12*. The rescue team ____found_____ (find) the child after they __had researched_______ (search) for ten hours.

1 came - were watering

2 was talking

3 was practising - was reading

4 were climbing - visited

5 was talking - entered

6 was making - went

7 was crossong - stepped - fell

8 began - was planting

9 arrived - was writing

10 were walking - heard

1 came - were watering

2 was talking

3 was practising - was reading

4 were climbing - visited

5 was talking - entered

6 was making - went

7 was crossong - stepped - fell

8 began - was planting

9 arrived - was writing

10 were walking - heard

II. Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Simple or the Past Perfect.
1. We (sit) ……sat…………… down to the table only when all the guests (arrive) ………had arrived…………    
2. There (be) ………was………… a curious expression on his face I never (see) ……had-seeen…………… before.
3. He (be) …………was……… a teacher at the University, as his father (be) ………had been………… before him.
4. There (be) ………was………… silence after she (go) ……had gone……………
5. From downstairs (come) ……came…………… the sound of a radio playing a song he never (hear)………had-heard………… before.
6. Very deliberately and carefully Poirot (retell) ………retold………… the conversation he (hold) ……had held…………… with Saitrana at Wessex House.
7. When I (arrive) .............arrived...... home last night, I discovered that Jane (prepare) .............had prepared....... a beautifulcandlelight dinner.
8. By the time I got to the office, the meeting (begin, already) ..............................had already begun..............without me. My boss (be)................was..........furious with me and he (fire).................fired................... me.
9. When I (turn).......turned...................the radio on yesterday, I (hear)...............heard........a song that was popular when I was in high school. I (not/ hear).....hadn't heard.....................the song in years, and it (bring)...............brought............back some great memories.
10. Last week, I (run)....ran...........................into an ex-girlfriend of mine. We (not/ see)....................hadnt' seen............each other in years, and both of us (change).....................had changed.............a great deal. I (enjoy)...................enjoyed........talking
to her so much that I (ask)..........asked...................her out on a date. We are getting together tonight for dinner.

1.   I ………………saw…………… (see) Mary in town yesterday but she (not/see) ……………didn't see……………… me. She………………was looking………… (look) the other way.

2.   I ……………was cycle……………… (cycle) home yesterday when suddenly a man…………stepped………………… (step) out into the road in front of me, I……………………was going……… (go) quite fast but luckily  I ……………managed……………… (manage) to stop in time and …………diddn't hit……………… (not/hit) him.

3.   I……………was walking…………… (walk) home when I ……………met…………… (meet) Dan.

4.   Tom ………………burnt………… (burn) his hand when he …was cooking ………………… (cook) the dinner.

5.   The telephone …………rang………………… (ring) while I ………was having…......………… (have) a bath.

6.   Beethoven ………wrote…......………… (write) nine symphonies. He …………………was………….. (write) another symphony when he died.

7.   Last Saturday Tom wanted to make two salads. He ........made........................... (make) the first one in five minutes. He .................was making.................. (make) the second one when his guests .................arrived........... (arrive) and they ...........helped................... (help) him to finish it.

8.   The artist Gaudi .............desgned .................. (design) several houses in Barcelona, Spain. Later he ..................started............. (start) work on a church. He ..................was working............... (work) on the church when he ..................died............ (die).

9.   Last month a bank robber ...........escaped....................... (escape) while the police ...................were taking................... (take) him to prison. Later they ..............caught.................. (catch) him again, and this time they .......................locked................. (lock) him up without any problem.

10.Philip’s football team were lucky last Saturday. After 20 minutes they .............lost......................... (lose), but in the end they .................won.............. (win) the game by 4 goals to 2.

11.John Lennon ...............sang..................... (sing) and ............played............................. (play) on many records with The Beatles. He .......................was preparing..................... (prepare) a new record when Mark Chapman ...............shot............................ (shoot) him.

12.Yesterday afternoon I .............was studying................................... (study) at home after school when I ................heard......................... (hear) a loud noise. I .......................ran.............  (run) outside. It ............was raining....................... (rain) and it ................was..................... (be) cold. I ................saw............................ (see) that smoke ..........was coming............................ (come) slowly out of the next house. My father suddenly ............arrived............................ (arrive) and we ..............................phoned.................. (phone) the fire-brigade because we could hear that some people .................were calling....................... (call) for help. While we .........................were waiting.......... (wait) for the fire-engine to come, I ..................................decided........... (decide) to investigate.

1 came - were watering

2 was talking

3 was practising - was reading

4 were climbing - visited

5 was talking - entered

6 was making - went

7 was crossong - stepped - fell

8 began - was planting

9 arrived - was writing

10 were walking - heard

5 was giving - arrived

6 was waiting - noticed

7 decided - was rining

8 stole - was looking

9 was crossing - crashed

10 was having - drove

5. had given / arrived

6. was waiting / noticed

7. decided / was raining

8. stole / was looking

9. was crossing / crashed

10. was having / drove

Đáp án: had collected – returned