16.2 Read the situations and complete the sentences. 1. We played tennis yesterday. Half an hour after we began playing, it started to rain. We ... when ... 2. I had arranged to meet Tom in a restaurant. I arrived and waited for him. After 20 minutes I suddenly realised that I was in the wrong restaurant. I ... for 20 minutes when I ... 3. Sarah got a job in a factory. Five years later the factory closed down. At the time the factory ..., Sarah ... there for five years. 4. I went to a concert last week. The orchestra began playing. After about ten minutes a man in the audience suddenly began shouting. The orchestra ... when ... 5. This time make your own sentence: I began walking along the road. I ... when ...

Перевод задания: Прочитайте ситуации и закончите предложения.

1. We had been playing for half an hour when it started to rain.
   Мы играли полчаса, когда начался дождь.
2. I had been waiting for 20 minutes when I suddenly realised that I was in the wrong restaurant.
   Я ждал 20 минут, когда вдруг понял, что нахожусь не в том ресторане.
3. At the time the factory closed down, Sarah had been working there for five years.
   К тому времени, когда фабрика закрылась, Сара проработала там пять лет.
4. The orchestra had been playing for about ten minutes when a man in the audience suddenly began shouting.
   Оркестр играл около десяти минут, когда мужчина из зрительного зала вдруг начал кричать.
5. I began walking along the road. I had been walking for a few minutes when I saw an old friend.
   Я начал идти по дороге. Я шёл уже несколько минут, когда увидел старого друга.

В пунктах 1–4 действие длилось до другого события или момента в прошлом, поэтому используется Past Perfect Continuous. В пункте 5 дан собственный пример с той же временной связью.