Question

Complete the gaps with the Past Perfect 1 Paul ..... (decide) that he was going to study Astronomy before he even finished 5 or the Past Perfect Continuous. secondary school. 2 Before he got a promotion he .... (not/ earn) enough to live comfortably. 3 Tom didn't come with us last night because he (arrange) to go out with his colleagues after work. 4 Before the invention of washing machines, people .... (wash) their clothes by hand for centuries. 5 Jill ..... (wait) for half an hour before the bus came. 6 ... (Professor Sterling/already/announce) the names of the students who would be in his research team (when Isabel entered the class). 7 They ..... (live) in Spain before they moved to London.

Answer 1

Ответ:

1 had decided

2 had not been earning

3 had arranged announced

4 had been washing

5 had been waiting

6 Professor Sterling had already

7 had been living

Answer 2

Here are the sentences with the gaps filled in using the Past Perfect tense:

1. Paul had decided that he was going to study Astronomy before he even finished secondary school.

2. Before he got a promotion, he had not earned enough to live comfortably.

3. Tom didn't come with us last night because he had arranged to go out with his colleagues after work.

4. Before the invention of washing machines, people had washed their clothes by hand for centuries.

5. Jill had waited for half an hour before the bus came.

6. Had Professor Sterling already announced the names of the students who would be in his research team when Isabel entered the class?

7. They had lived in Spain before they moved to London.