Question

Choose the proper tense:Past perfect continuous. 1.when mother got home she found that little kitty (paint)her room.2.it (rain) for several days before the wind changed.3.we (cook) for the party all day long but by 8 o'clock in the evening the tables (to be la) yet.4.he said he (to want) to the British museum all his life.5.when father came the children(play)computer games for 3 hours помогите пожалуйста заранее спасибо!!

Answer 1

1. had been painting
2. had been raining
3. had been cooking, to be la? там допущена ошибка
4. had been wanting
5. had been playing

Answer 2

1. When mother got home, she found that little kitty had been painting her room. 2. It had been raining for several days before the wind changed. 3. We had been cooking for the party all day long, but by 8 o'clock in the evening, the tables had not yet been laid. 4. He said he had wanted to go to the British Museum all his life. 5. When father came, the children had been playing computer games for 3 hours.

Explanation: The Past Perfect Continuous tense is used to describe an action that started in the past and continued up until another point in the past. It is formed by using "had been" followed by the present participle (-ing form) of the verb. Here is how each sentence is structured:

1. In this sentence, the action of the little kitty painting the room started before the mother got home and continued until she arrived. Therefore, we use the Past Perfect Continuous tense: "she found that little kitty had been painting her room."

2. The sentence states that it had been raining for several days before the wind changed. The action of raining started in the past and continued until the wind changed. Therefore, we use the Past Perfect Continuous tense: "It had been raining for several days before the wind changed."

3. The sentence states that the action of cooking for the party had been ongoing throughout the day, but by 8 o'clock in the evening, the tables had not been laid yet. Therefore, we use the Past Perfect Continuous tense: "We had been cooking for the party all day long, but by 8 o'clock in the evening, the tables had not yet been laid."

4. The sentence states that he had wanted to go to the British Museum all his life. The action of wanting to go started in the past and continued until the time he said it. Therefore, we use the Past Perfect Continuous tense: "He said he had wanted to go to the British Museum all his life."

5. The sentence states that the action of playing computer games had been ongoing for 3 hours before the father came. Therefore, we use the Past Perfect Continuous tense: "When father came, the children had been playing computer games for 3 hours."