Exercise 1. Complete the sentences with the verbs from the list below. Be careful with negatives. Use the Past Perfect Continuous.
Have, sleep, work, produce, watch, live, do, tell, learn, drive
1. I wanted to know what story she....
2. Our family... in that house for five years when we had to move to another city. 3. By the time the war began the company... clothes for five years
4. We... German for over five years before we began to learn English.
5. The girl... a shower for half an hour when telephone rang. 6. Billy... for an hour before we came and woke him up.
7. The taxi driver... all day long so he was very tired when he arrived.
8. What... you... in the garden before I came? 9.I... there for a few days when he decided to leave.
10. My cousin...for nearly an hour when TV screen suddenly went black.
Ответы
1) I wanted to know what story she had been telling.
2) Our family had been living in that house for five years when we had to move to another city.
3) By the time the war began the company had been producing clothes for five years.
4) We had been learning German for over five years before we began to learn English.
5) The girl had been taking a shower for half an hour when the telephone rang.
6) Billy had been sleeping for an hour before we came and woke him up.
7) The taxi driver had been driving all day long so he was very tired when he arrived.
8) What had you been doing in the garden before I came?
9) I had been staying there for a few days when he decided to leave.
10) My cousin had been watching TV for nearly an hour when the screen suddenly went black.