Задание 2: Вставьте данные глаголы в предложения, используя Past Perfect Continuous Tense таблица 1....

1. had been repairing
2. had been practicing
3. had been crying
4. had been discussing
5. had been working
6. had been trying
7. had been composing
8. had been burning
9. had been wanting
10. had been raining

1. He had been driving the car for many hours before he came to the crossroads.
2. The pianist had been practicing the passage hour after hour till he mastered it.
3. When I met her, her eyes were red. She and Mike had been crying again.
4. When I came, they had been discussing this question for more than an hour.
5. It was evening and he was tired because he had been working since dawn.
6. He had been trying to get her on the phone for 15 minutes before he heard her voice.
7. By 12 o'clock they had been composing for two hours.
8. The fire had been burning for some time before a fire brigade came.
9. I had been wanting to meet her for ages when I bumped into her by chance.
10. When I left home, it was raining, and as it had been raining since morning, the streets were muddy.

Для использования Past Perfect Continuous Tense (прошедшего перфектного продолженного времени) в английском языке необходимо помнить, что это время указывает на действие, которое началось в прошлом и продолжалось до определенного момента в прошлом.

Формула образования: subject + had been + present participle (глагол с окончанием -ing).

Примеры применения глаголов в предложениях:

1. He had been driving the car for many hours before he came to the crossroads.

   • Он вел машину много часов, прежде чем он подошел к перекрестку.

2. The pianist had been practicing the passage hour after hour till he mastered it.

   • Пианист час за часом отрабатывал этот пассаж, пока не освоил его.

3. When I met her, her eyes were red. She and Mike again had been arguing.

   • Когда я встретил ее, ее глаза были красными. Она и Майк опять ссорились.

4. When I came, they had been discussing this question for more than an hour.

   • Когда я пришел, они обсуждали этот вопрос больше часа.

5. It was evening and he was tired because he had been working since dawn.

   • Был вечер, и он был уставшим, потому что работал с самого рассвета.

6. He had been trying to get her on the phone for 15 minutes before he heard her voice.

   • Он пытался дозвониться до нее 15 минут, прежде чем услышал ее голос.

7. By 12 o'clock they had been writing a composition for two hours.

   • К 12 часам они писали сочинение два часа.

8. The fire had been burning for some time before a fire brigade came.

   • Пожар горел некоторое время, прежде чем прибыла пожарная бригада.

9. I had been hoping to meet her for ages when I bumped into her by chance.

   • Я надеялся встретить ее долгое время, когда случайно наткнулся на нее.

10. When I left home, it was raining, and as it had been raining since morning, the streets were muddy.

    • Когда я вышел из дома, шел дождь, и так как он шел с самого утра, улицы были грязными.

Таким образом, Past Perfect Continuous Tense помогает нам понять, что действие длилось какое-то время до определенного момента в прошлом.