Question

Past Simple , Past Perfect , Past Perfect Continuous They __________ (to drive) for two hours before they finally __________ (to reach) their destination. 2. Emily __________ (to write) five letters by lunchtime. 3. The doctor __________ (to tell) John to stay in bed until he __________ (fully/ to recover). 4. He __________ (to iron) all morning when his wife arrived. 5. Peter __________ (already/to learn) to read and write before he __________ (to start) school. 6. The baby __________ (to cry) for half an hour before it finally __________ (to fall) asleep. 7. The children __________ (to wait) for an hour when the school bus __________ (to arrive). 8. The burglar __________ (to get away) by the time the police __________ (to arrive). 9. She __________ (to dig) in the garden for three hours when she __________ (to stop) for a break. 10. By the time he __________ (to be) eighteen he __________ (to become) a professional athlete. 11. How long __________ (they/to dance) in competitions when they __________ (to retire)? 12. By the time we __________ (to join) them, they __________ (to order) their meal. 13. Nick __________ (to be) tired as he __________ (to fix) the computer system since eight o’clock that morning.

Answer 1

Ответ:

1 had been driving, reached

2 had written

3 had told, fully recovered

4 was ironing

5 had already learnt, started

6 had been crying, fell

7 was waiting, arrived

8 had gotten away, arrived

9 had been digging, stooped

10 was, had become

11 had they been dancing, retired

12 joined, had ordered

13 was, had been fixing

Объяснение:

Answer 2

1. They had been driving for two hours before they finally reached their destination.
2. Emily had written five letters by lunchtime.
3. The doctor had told John to stay in bed until he had fully recovered.
4. He had been ironing all morning when his wife arrived.
5. Peter had already learned to read and write before he started school.
6. The baby had been crying for half an hour before it finally fell asleep.
7. The children had been waiting for an hour when the school bus arrived.
8. The burglar had gotten away by the time the police arrived.
9. She had been digging in the garden for three hours when she stopped for a break.
10. By the time he was eighteen, he had become a professional athlete.
11. How long had they been dancing in competitions when they retired?
12. By the time we joined them, they had already ordered their meal.
13. Nick was tired as he had been fixing the computer system since eight o'clock that morning.