1.4.1. Tick (✓) the sentences with the Past Perfect Continuous: 1) Helen had been looking for the book for an hour before she found it. 2) Nick has been playing tennis since he was 5. 3) Sheila was talking to her English teacher when I saw her. 4) The concert had been on for half an hour when Jack joined us. 5) They had been walking for three hours when they bumped into a passer-by. 6) Ben was too tired as he had been writing his report for the whole day. 7) What have you been doing since we last met? 8) Listen! Martin is playing the violin again! 9) Boris was hungry as he hadn’t had anything to eat since yesterday. 10) Mr Smith had been driving for an hour before he understood that he had lost his way.

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Фото задания: 1.4.1. Tick (✓) the sentences with the Past Perfect Continuous: 1) Helen had been looking for the book for an hour before she…

1.4.1. Tick (✓) the sentences with the Past Perfect Continuous: 1) Helen had been looking for the book for an hour before she found it. 2) Nick has been playing tennis since he was 5. 3) Sheila was talking to her English teacher when I saw her. 4) The concert had been on for half an hour when Jack joined us. 5) They had been walking for three hours when they bumped into a passer-by. 6) Ben was too tired as he had been writing his report for the whole day. 7) What have you been doing since we last met? 8) Listen! Martin is playing the violin again! 9) Boris was hungry as he hadn’t had anything to eat since yesterday. 10) Mr Smith had been driving for an hour before he understood that he had lost his way.

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Перевод задания: Поставьте галочку рядом с предложениями, в которых употреблено Past Perfect Continuous (прошедшее совершённое длительное время).

✓ Helen had been looking for the book for an hour before she found it. (Хелен искала книгу уже час, прежде чем нашла её.)
Nick has been playing tennis since he was 5. (Ник играет в теннис с пяти лет.) Здесь Present Perfect Continuous.
Sheila was talking to her English teacher when I saw her. (Шейла разговаривала со своей учительницей английского, когда я её увидел.) Здесь Past Continuous.
The concert had been on for half an hour when Jack joined us. (Концерт шёл уже полчаса, когда Джек присоединился к нам.) Здесь Past Perfect формы глагола-связки, а не Past Perfect Continuous.
✓ They had been walking for three hours when they bumped into a passer-by. (Они шли уже три часа, когда столкнулись с прохожим.)
✓ Ben was too tired as he had been writing his report for the whole day. (Бен слишком устал, потому что целый день писал доклад.)
What have you been doing since we last met? (Что ты делал с тех пор, как мы виделись в последний раз?) Здесь Present Perfect Continuous.
Listen! Martin is playing the violin again! (Послушай! Мартин снова играет на скрипке!) Здесь Present Continuous.
Boris was hungry as he hadn’t had anything to eat since yesterday. (Борис проголодался, потому что со вчерашнего дня ничего не ел.) Здесь Past Perfect, а не длительная форма.
✓ Mr Smith had been driving for an hour before he understood that he had lost his way. (Мистер Смит ехал уже час, прежде чем понял, что заблудился.)

Ответ: 1, 5, 6, 10.