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Ответ:
A) Complete the sentences using the verbs from the box in the past perfect simple or continuous.
1. My brother and his fiancée had been living together for very long when they got engaged.
2. Sara was broke because she had been spending money like water for months.
3. The squatters had been living in the house for months before they were evicted.
4. Soon after we had eaten the seafood, we began to feel sick.
5. The kids were so embarrassed when they realized the teacher had been listening to their conversation.
6. The electricity was cut off because we had not paid the bill.
7. Polly was feeling a bit nervous as she had not known the answer.
8. The students were delighted that the central heating had not broken down, so they were allowed to go home early.
9. I was so relieved when I found out that the firm had not been making a profit for years.
10. My dad had to shut down his business last year. It had not been making a profit for years.
B) Complete the sentences with your own ideas. Use a past perfect simple or continuous form in each. Try to make your sentences as witty and original as possible!
1. Chloe felt exhausted and depressed. She had been trying to teach her cat how to dance all night.
2. My granddad wasn't wearing his glasses so didn't realize he had been talking to a lamppost for five minutes.
3. The Manchester United fans went wild because they had not won the league in over a decade.
4. When I looked in the mirror this morning, I was surprised to see that I had been wearing mismatched socks all day.
5. Ella was too ashamed to admit that she had been singing in the shower when the power went out.
6. Oscar was feeling a bit anxious. It was the first time he had been skydiving.
7. My parents were shocked when my brother told them he had been training to become a professional yo-yo master.
8. The students couldn't help laughing when they heard their teacher had been moonwalking in the school talent show.