с. № Past Perfect and Past Perfect Continuous
Complete the gaps with the verb in brackets, either the Past Perfect or the Past Perfect Continuous.
1 I ..... (wait) at the cinema for an hour before Kim finally showed up.
2 They ..... (play) football all day, so they were very tired in the evening.
3 ..... (he/finish) making the lunch when the guests arrived?
4 The band ..... (perform) for an hour when the electricity went off.
5 Belinda ..... (study) German for three years before she moved to Munich.
Решение
Past Perfect Continuous (had been + -ing) подчёркивает длительность до другого события в прошлом. Past Perfect (had + третья форма) подчёркивает завершённость к тому моменту. . «For an hour before» показывает ожидание в течение часа: had been waiting. . «All day» и последующая усталость — длительный процесс: had been playing. . Вопрос о том, был ли обед уже приготовлен к приходу гостей, требует завершённости: Had he finished. . «For an hour when» — выступление длилось час до отключения света: had been performing. . «For three years before» — изучение языка продолжалось три года до переезда: had been studying.
Ответ
I had been waiting at the cinema for an hour before Kim finally showed up.
They had been playing football all day, so they were very tired in the evening.
Had he finished making the lunch when the guests arrived?
The band had been performing for an hour when the electricity went off.
Belinda had been studying German for three years before she moved to Munich.
