1. We played tennis yesterday. Half an hour after we began playing, it started to rain. We had been...

1. I had been waiting for 20 minutes when I realized I was in the wrong restaurant.

2. At the time the factory closed, Sarah had been working there for five years.

3. The orchestra had started playing when a man in the audience suddenly began shouting.

4. I began walking along the road. I had been thinking about my day when I saw a beautiful sunset.

5. It was very noisy next door. Our neighbors were having a party.

6. We were good friends. We had known each other for a long time.

7. John and I went for a walk. I had difficulty keeping up with him because he was walking so fast.

8. Mary was sitting on the ground. She was out of breath. She had been running.

9. When I arrived, everybody was sitting round the table with their mouths full. They had been eating.

10. When I arrived, everybody was sitting round the table and talking. Their mouths were empty but their stomachs were full. They had been eating.

11. Jim was on his hands and knees on the floor. He was looking for his contact lens.

12. When I arrived, Kate was waiting for me. She was rather annoyed with me because I was late and she had been waiting for a very long time.

13. I was sad when I sold my car. I had had it for a very long time.

14. We were extremely tired at the end of the journey. We had been traveling for more than 24 hours.

Давайте последовательно ответим на каждый из ваших вопросов и задач:

Заполнение пропусков в предложениях:

1. I had been waiting for 20 minutes when I realized I was in the wrong restaurant.
2. At the time the factory closed down, Sarah had been working there for five years.
3. The orchestra had been playing when a man in the audience suddenly began shouting.
4. I had been walking along the road when I noticed something unusual.

Выбор подходящей формы глагола:

1. John and I went for a walk. I had difficulty keeping up with him because he had been walking so fast.
2. Mary was sitting on the ground. She was out of breath. She had been running.
3. When I arrived, everybody was sitting round the table with their mouths full. They had been eating.
4. When I arrived, everybody was sitting round the table and talking. Their mouths were empty but their stomachs were full. They had eaten.
5. Jim was on his hands and knees on the floor. He was looking for his contact lens.
6. When I arrived, Kate had been waiting for me. She was rather annoyed with me because I was late and she had been waiting for a very long time.
7. I was sad when I sold my car. I had had it for a very long time.
8. We were extremely tired at the end of the journey. We had been traveling for more than 24 hours.

Эти ответы помогают применить и понять различные времена английского глагола, включая past continuous, past perfect и past perfect continuous, в контексте реальных жизненных ситуаций.

1. At the time the factory closed down, Sarah had been working there for five years.

2. I began walking along the road. I was enjoying the fresh air when it suddenly started raining.

3. Jim was on his hands and knees on the floor. He was looking for his contact lens.