XXVII. Answer the questions

XXVI. Compose sentences opening the brackets and using the verbs in Past Perfect Continuous.

XXV. Translate the short dialogues into Russian.

PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE

XXIV. Translate the sentences into English. Pay attention to Past Perfect Tense and the sequence of tenses.

XXIII. Make sentences and translate them into Russian.

I He We They

had already finished the work had already consulted the doctor had returned the book to the library had left for Moscow

before   by

you asked me about it. you learned about it. seven o’clock. the first of June.

1. Когда мой друг ушел, я вспомнил, что забыл вернуть ему книгу.

2. Мы приехали в Москву, когда мне было девять лет. До этого мы жили в Твери.

3. Как только закончился дождь, мы пошли на пляж.

4. К девяти часам мы закончили работу. Мы вышли из офиса вместе.

5. Я прочитал несколько книг о Лондоне, перед тем как поехать туда.

6. Когда она вошла в зал, фильм уже начался.

7. Где вы работали до того, как пришли в эту фирму?

8. Я никого не знал в новой группе, пока Питер не познакомил меня со своими друзьями.

9. Заседание закончилось к четырем часам пополудни, и у нас оставалось время, чтобы подготовить презентацию.

10. Мы подготовили отчет прежде, чем начальник вспомнил об этом.

Время Past Perfect Continuous употребляется для выражения действия, начавшегося до указанного момента в прошлом и продолжавшегося до этого момента, как бы подводя итог его длительности.

had been V+ing

What had been happening for five years before 1995?	Что происходило в течение пяти лет до 1995 года?
Alice put down the flowers she had been holding since she entered the room.	Алиса положила цветы, которые держала в руках с тех пор, как вошла в комнату.

1.

- How long had you been spending your vacation in the South before I came?

- Only two weeks.

2.

- How long had he been teaching at school before he retired?

- About 15 years.

3.

- How long had you been speaking to him before she came up to you?

- Not long. I think, ten minutes, not more.

4.

- How long had your grand ma been living in her old flat before she moved to a new one?

- About 20 years.

I (to read) I (to tide) the room I (to look) through some new magazines He (to wait) in the hotel hall We (to discuss) the issue

for an hour for half an hour for 20 minutes for 10 minutes for 2 hours

before   when

you rang me up. you called on me. you came. you knocked at the door. they appeared. she arrived.

1. How long had you been working in the garden when it began to rain?

2. How long had you been having a rest at the seaside when your friend arrived?

3. How long had you been waiting before the taxi came?

4. How long had you been studying English before you entered the Academy?

5. How long had you been living in your native town/village before you moved to this city?

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