Question

2. Знайдіть та виправте помилки у поданих реченнях

1 Ann had been done the ironing for two hours yesterday.
2 We had tried to catch a taxi for twenty-five minutes last Sunday before we managed to stop one.
3 Margaret had been not surfing the Net all day yesterday.
4 Nigel had being trying to get in touch with you for a week.
5 Had been they waiting for a bus for half an hour last Wednesday?
6 How long Nelly had been speaking on the phone yesterday?
7 Had Sue been sunbathing all day yesterday? — No, she had.
8 They have been dancing for more than an hour yesterday before Helen got tired.
9 Who had played the piano in your room from 3 to 4 o’clock yesterday?
10 Why had been crying your baby all the morning yesterday?

Answer 1

Відповідь:

1. Ann had been doing the ironing for two hours yesterday.
2. We had been trying to catch a taxi for twenty-five minutes last Sunday before we managed to stop one.
3. Margaret had not been surfing the Net all day yesterday.
4. Nigel had been trying to get in touch with you for a week.
5. Had they been waiting for a bus for half an hour last Wednesday?
6. How long had Nelly been speaking on the phone yesterday?
7. Had Sue been sunbathing all day yesterday? — No, she hadn't.
8. They had been dancing for more than an hour yesterday before Helen got tired.
9. Who had played the piano in your room from 3 to 4 o'clock yesterday?
10. Why had your baby been crying all morning yesterday?

Пояснення:

1. "done" should be changed to "doing".
2. "tried" should be changed to "been trying" and "last Sunday" should be placed at the beginning of the sentence.
3. "not" should be placed before "been".
4. "being" should be changed to "been".
5. "Had been" should be changed to "Were".
6. "speaking" should be changed to "talking" and a question mark should be added at the end of the sentence.
7. "she had" should be changed to "she hadn't".
8. "yesterday" should be placed at the beginning of the sentence, and "had" should be changed to "had been".
9. The sentence is grammatically correct.
10. "been" should be placed after "had" and "morning" should be changed to "the morning".