Question

Put the verbs in brackets into the correct past tense. 1 how long (they/hike) before they got lost? 2 steve (drive) when snow (begin) to fall. 3 they (not/find) the hiker yet. 4 at 5 o'clock yesterday, she .. (sail) towards the island. 5 jane looked exhausted when i saw her. (she/work) all morning?

Answer 1

Ответы:

• 1) had they been hiking
• 2) was driving; began
• 3) hadn't found
• 4) was sailing
• 5) Had she been working

Пояснения:

1) How long had they been hiking before they got lost?

• Before указывает на последовательность действий, пропущенное действие предшествует тому, что они потерялись (... before they got lost) => требуется поставить либо Past Perfect, либо Past Perfect Continuous.

• Действие длительное (на это указывает how long) => ставим Past Perfect Continuous (конструкция had been Ving).

2) Steve was driving when snow began to fall.

• When указывает на прерванное действие. Первое действие продолжительное (Стив ехал на машине) — Past Continuous (конструкция was / were Ving), второе — прерывающее, т.е. непродолжительное (снег начал падать) — Past Simple (конструкция V2).

3) They hadn't found the hiker yet.

• Yet указывает на использование Present Perfect либо Past Perfect, но т.к. в условии сказано использовать прошедшее время, ставим Past Perfect (конструкция had V3).

4) At 5 o'clock yesterday, she was sailing towards the island.

• At 5 o'clock yesterday — точное время в прошлом => Past Continuous (конструкция was / were Ving).

5) Jane looked exhausted when I saw her. Had she been working all morning?

• Длительное действие в прошлом, повлекшее очевидный результат (Джейн выглядела уставшей, когда я ее видел — результат; она работала все утро — продолжительное действие в прошлом) => Past Perfect Continuous (конструкция had been Ving).

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Answer 2

1. How long had they hiked before they got lost?
2. Steve was driving when snow began to fall.
3. They had not found the hiker yet.
4. At 5 o'clock yesterday, she was sailing towards the island.
5. Jane looked exhausted when I saw her. Had she been working all morning?