Question

Complete the sentences using the verbs in brackets. Use the past perfect continuous or past perfect! 1 I ______________________ (always, think) he was a kind man, but now I knew I was mistaken.2 Mary ______________________ (see) Henry for over six months by then.3 The gravestone ______________________ (become) overgrown with moss and was difficult to read.4 They thought we ______________________ (follow) them on purpose.5 The teacher could see that Ava ______________________ (copy) while he was out of the room.6 The last time he ______________________ (see) his brother was just before the earthquake.7 At that point most of the class ______________________ (learn) English for three years longer than I had.8 He ______________________ (think) of changing his job for some time when he saw the advert.9 The team ______________________ (not play) well recently so we expected them to lose.10 Jocelyn _____________________ (know) about her friend‘s addiction from the start.11 They ______________________ (drive) for several hours when it started to snow.12 Matthew ______________________ (try) to give up smoking on several occasions.13 I wasn't surprised when he resigned as he ______________________ (talk) about it for a while.14 The overnight snow ______________________ (lay) a thick white blanket over the countryside.15 When he scored his first goal he ______________________ (not play) in our team for long.16 The detectives could see it ______________________ (rain) by the wet grass.17 Jack ______________________ (refuse) to stay any longer so we'd all had to leave.18 Caroline guessed James ______________________ (take) the car because the keys were gone.19 Sarah ______________________ (date) Robert for years when they broke up.20 Natalie couldn't remember if she ______________________ (turn off) the gas before she left.

Answer 1

Ответ:

1 had always thought

2 had been seeing

3 had become

4 had been following

5 had copied

6 had seen

7 had been learning

8 had been thinking

9 hadn't been playing

10 had known

11 had been driving

12 had tried

13had been talking

14 had laid

15 hadn't been playing

16 had rained

17 had refused

18 had taken

19 had been dating

20 had turned off

Объяснение:

Answer 2

1. I had always been thinking he was a kind man, but now I knew I was mistaken.
2. Mary had been seeing Henry for over six months by then.
3. The gravestone had become overgrown with moss and was difficult to read.
4. They thought we had been following them on purpose.
5. The teacher could see that Ava had been copying while he was out of the room.
6. The last time he had seen his brother was just before the earthquake.
7. At that point, most of the class had been learning English for three years longer than I had.
8. He had been thinking of changing his job for some time when he saw the advert.
9. The team had not been playing well recently, so we expected them to lose.
10. Jocelyn had known about her friend's addiction from the start.
11. They had been driving for several hours when it started to snow.
12. Matthew had been trying to give up smoking on several occasions.
13. I wasn't surprised when he resigned as he had been talking about it for a while.
14. The overnight snow had laid a thick white blanket over the countryside.
15. When he scored his first goal, he had not been playing in our team for long.
16. The detectives could see it had been raining by the wet grass.
17. Jack had refused to stay any longer, so we'd all had to leave.
18. Caroline guessed James had taken the car because the keys were gone.
19. Sarah had been dating Robert for years when they broke up.
20. Natalie couldn't remember if she had turned off the gas before she left.