с. № Past Perfect Continuous with Past Simple
Use the Past Perfect Continuous and the Past Simple to form complete sentences.
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1 before/die in 1519/Leonardo da Vinci/invent and paint for the King of France
2 Wilhelm Roentgen/experiment with electricity/when/discover X-rays
3 Ancient Greek scientist Archimedes/work/maths problem/when/discover/solution in his bath
4 Before Russian chemist Dimitri Mendeleev/become famous around the world/work as a university professor/some years
5 Albert Einstein/go to school/Munich/three months/before/move/Italy
Решение
Длительный процесс, который шёл до другого события в прошлом, обозначаем had been + -ing; второе событие — Past Simple. . Invent and paint однородны, поэтому ставим had been inventing and painting; умер — died. . Исследования Рентгена продолжались до открытия: had been experimenting, discovered. . Архимед работал над задачей до того, как нашёл решение: had been working, discovered. . Работа преподавателем длилась несколько лет прежде всемирной славы: had been working, became. . Учёба в Мюнхене шла три месяца до переезда: had been going, moved. Before и when показывают, какое событие служит точкой отсчёта; for three months задаёт длительность.
Перевод: до смерти Леонардо создавал изобретения и картины; Рентген экспериментировал с электричеством; Архимед решал задачу; Менделеев преподавал; Эйнштейн учился в Мюнхене.
Ответ
Leonardo da Vinci had been inventing and painting for the King of France before he died in .
Wilhelm Roentgen had been experimenting with electricity when he discovered X-rays.
Ancient Greek scientist Archimedes had been working on a maths problem when he discovered the solution in his bath.
Before Russian chemist Dimitri Mendeleev became famous around the world, he had been working as a university professor for some years.
Albert Einstein had been going to school in Munich for three months before he moved to Italy.
