Question

1 Choose the correct tense.' 1 I had tried / had been trying to get tickets for the show for weeks when they sold out. 2 She had finished / had been finishing her homework by dinner time. 3 I had been knowing / had known the truth for days. 4 He was tired because he'd been playing / he'd played basketball all afternoon. 5 Pam had liked / had been liking horses since she was a child. 6 They were watching / had watched TV when the telephone rang.​

Answer 1

Ответ:

1. I had been trying to get tickets for the show for weeks when they sold out. (past perfect continuous)

2. She had finished her homework by dinner time. (past perfect)

3. I had known the truth for days. (past perfect)

4. He was tired because he'd been playing basketball all afternoon. (past perfect continuous)

5. Pam had liked horses since she was a child. (past perfect)

6. They were watching TV when the telephone rang. (past continuous)

Answer 2

1. The correct tense is "had been trying" because it implies that the action of trying to get tickets for the show started in the past and continued up until the point of them being sold out.

2. The correct tense is "had finished" because it indicates that the action of finishing her homework occurred before dinner time in the past.

3. The correct tense is "had known" because it implies that the action of knowing the truth started in the past and continued for a duration of time. "Had been knowing" is not grammatically correct.

4. Both tenses are correct, but they convey slightly different meanings. "He'd been playing" suggests that the action of playing basketball was ongoing and in progress for a duration of time. "He'd played" implies that the action of playing basketball happened in the past and has now finished.

5. The correct tense is "had liked" because it implies that the action of liking horses started in the past and continued up until the present. "Had been liking" is not grammatically correct.

6. Both tenses are correct, but they convey slightly different meanings. "Were watching" suggests that the action of watching TV was ongoing at the time the telephone rang. "Had watched" implies that the action of watching TV happened in the past and has now finished before the telephone rang.