Exercise 2. Поставьте глаголы в скобках в Past Perfect Continuous Tense. 1. My sister … (to practice) for two months before that concert.
2. The boys … (to fish) for three hours before Tom caught the first fish.
3. We … (to discuss) that problem for more than an hour before we found the right solution.
4. Henry … (to wait) for half an hour before he saw his girlfriend getting off the tram.
5. Driving to the hospital was difficult as it … (to snow) all night.
6. Polly … (to study) economy since she entered university.
7. Ron’s collection of coins was valuable as he … (to collect) them since he was a schoolboy.
8. When Sam returned home we … (to watch) that TV programme for a quarter of an hour
already.
9. Bill’s coat and mittens were wet because he … (to play) snowballs with his friends in the
yard.
10. David was irritated because the police inspector … (to ask) him questions for more than an
hour.
Exercise 3. Составьте предложения, используя Past Perfect Continuous Tense. 1. We/to wait/outdoors/for twenty minutes/before/he/opened the door.
2. What/Sally/to cook/when/you/came/home/ yesterday?
3. How long/you/to repair/your car/before/Nick/ started/to help/you?
4. Sarah/to collect/dolls/since/she/ was/a girl.
5. Where/they/to come/f rom/when/you/met/them/ yesterday?
6. Who/to sing/karaoke/all the evening/yesterday?
7. Greg/to study/for his final exams/all last month?
8. They/ to drive/for five hours/when/they/ran out of petrol.
9. Tony/ to sleep/for an hour/before/you/woke/him up.
10. Our chief/ to discuss/some affairs/with our business partners/for two hours/last Wednesday.
Exercise 4. Найдите ошибки и исправьте их. 1. Ann had been done the ironing for two hours yesterday.
2. We had tried to catch a taxi for twenty-five minutes last Sunday before we managed to stop
one.
3. Margaret had been not surfing the Net all day yesterday.
4. Nigel had being trying to get in touch with you for a week.
5. Had been they waiting for a bus for half an hour last Wednesday?
6. How long Nelly had been speaking on the phone yesterday?
7. Had Sue been sunbathing all day yesterday? — No, she had.
8. They have been dancing for more than an hour yesterday before Helen got tired.
9. Who had played the piano in your room from 3 to 4 o’clock yesterday?
10. Why had been crying your baby all the morning yesterday?
