Английский язык. Теория и практика. Совершенные длительные времена. Основные неправильные глаголы.

1. My sister (to practise) for two months before that concert. 2. It (to snow) for five hours before the weather changed. 3. Where Robert (to work) since 4 o’clock yesterday? – He (to fix) a fence in the garden. 4. The boys (to fish) for three hours before Tom caught the first fish. 5. Betty and Jane (to argue) for half an hour when their parents returned home. 6. What Wendy (to do) in the studio for three hours last Monday? – She (to prepare) some of her pictures for the exhibition. 7. We (to discuss) that problem for more than an hour before we found the right solution. 8. Why did Ed miss his training yesterday? – He couldn’t come because he (to prepare) his project all day yesterday. 9. Why you (to hurry) when I met you last Friday, James? – I (to go) to the railway station to meet my uncle. I was afraid to be late. 10. Henry (to wait) for half an hour before he saw his girlfriend getting off the tram. 11. Isabel (to work) as a secretary for four years before she moved to another town? – No, she … . She (to work) as a secretary just for two years. 12. It (to rain) heavily when Mr. Scott stopped his car in front of a cafe. He wanted to have lunch because he (not to eat) since early morning. 13. Driving to the hospital was difficult as it (to snow) all night. 14. Pete (to play) computer games all the evening last Friday? – No, he … . He (to write) an essay for two hours and then he went for a walk. 15. What the students (to write) since 9 o’clock yesterday morning? – They (to write) a test on Psychology.

Упражнение 5

Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в Past Perfect Continuous.

1. Polly (to study) economy since she entered university. 2. Jean (not to wait) for our boss all the morning yesterday. She (to speak) to some clients for about an hour and then she went to the bank. 3. How long Janet (to work) in the office before she went home yesterday? – She (to make) photocopies of some documents for the boss for about an hour and then she (to type) some letters for two hours before her working day was over. 4. Ron’s collection of coins was valuable as he (to collect) them since he was a schoolboy. 5. Kevin was exhausted because he (to unload) the lorry for three hours. 6. The government (to carry) on negotiations with the terrorists for three days before they reached some agreement. 7. When Sam returned home, we (to watch) that TV programme for a quarter of an hour already. 8. I was really happy that Ron won that competition because he (to prepare) for it for half a year. 9. Stuart (to try) to call you for a quarter of an hour before you finally answered the phone. 10. Bill’s coat and mittens were wet because he (to play) snowballs with his friends in the yard. 11. You (to save) money for a new computer for a long time? – Yes, I … . I (not to spend) a penny for six months before I got a sufficient sum. 12. Emily felt horrible yesterday because she (not to sleep) all night. 13. David was irritated because the police inspector (to ask) him questions for more than an hour. 14. Cathy and Sue (to tidy) our cottage house for two days after that birthday party. 15. Why was Janet so angry last Friday? – Because she (to argue) with her parents for an hour.

Будущее совершенное продолженное время – The Future Perfect Continuous Tense