с. № Past Perfect Continuous
Make full sentences using the Past Perfect Continuous and the Past Simple.
1 she/wait/for/an hour/before/Helen/arrive
2 Larry/look for his glasses/for over an hour/before/he/find them
3 they/play football/over an hour/before/Tom/score
4 Jane/drive/for over two hours/before/she/reach/the Smiths' cottage
5 Mr Smith/work/in the company/for ten years/when/he/decide/to leave
Решение
В каждом пункте первое действие длилось до второго события в прошлом. Для него ставим had been + -ing; второе, завершившее последовательность, ставим в Past Simple. . Waiting → had been waiting, Helen arrived. . Looking → had been looking, he found. . Playing → had been playing, Tom scored. . Driving → had been driving, she reached. . Working → had been working, he decided. Предлоги for an hour / for ten years показывают длительность. «The Smiths' cottage» — домик семьи Смитов, апостроф после -s остаётся.
Ответ
She had been waiting for an hour before Helen arrived. Larry had been looking for his glasses for over an hour before he found them. They had been playing football for over an hour before Tom scored. Jane had been driving for over two hours before she reached the Smiths' cottage. Mr Smith had been working in the company for ten years when he decided to leave.
