Question

Раскройте скобки, постройте предложения в Past Perfect Continuous 1) My sister ... (to practise) for two months before that concert. 2) The boys ... (to fish) for three hours before Tom caught the first fish. 3) We ... (to discuss) that problem for more than an hour before we found the right solution. 4) Tom ... (to wait) for half an hour before he saw his girlfriend getting off the tram. 5) Driving to the hospital was difficult as it … (to snow) all night. 6) David ... (to study) economy since she entered university.

Answer 1

1 had been practicing
2 had been fishing
3 had been discussing
4 had been waiting
5 had been snowing
6 had been studying

Answer 2

1. My sister had been practising for two months before that concert.
2. The boys had been fishing for three hours before Tom caught the first fish.
3. We had been discussing that problem for more than an hour before we found the right solution.
4. Tom had been waiting for half an hour before he saw his girlfriend getting off the tram.
5. Driving to the hospital was difficult as it had been snowing all night.
6. David had been studying economy since she entered university.