6. Open the bracket using the Past Perfect or the Past Perfect Continuous. 1. Thomas was extremely tired because he (have) seven lessons at school. 2. Samuel (leave) home by the time his friends came to visit him. 3. We (play) football for three hours before our teacher asked us to stop. 4. Rachel (watch) the film for one hour and thirty-five minutes before it ended. 5. They (buy) a cake before their grandmother came home. 6. Kate (not have) lunch by the time the lesson started. 7. What you (do) for two hours when your mother finished cooking? 8. Harry (not finish) the test before the time was over. 9. We (talk) about Selena before she entered the room. 10. I (not go) out before it started raining.

Перевод задания: Раскройте скобки, используя Past Perfect или Past Perfect Continuous.

1. Thomas was extremely tired because he had had seven lessons at school. (Томас очень устал, потому что у него было семь уроков в школе.)
2. Samuel had left home by the time his friends came to visit him. (Сэмюэл уже ушёл из дома к тому времени, когда его друзья пришли навестить его.)
3. We had been playing football for three hours before our teacher asked us to stop. (Мы играли в футбол уже три часа, прежде чем учитель попросил нас остановиться.)
4. Rachel had been watching the film for one hour and thirty-five minutes before it ended. (Рейчел смотрела фильм уже час и тридцать пять минут, прежде чем он закончился.)
5. They had bought a cake before their grandmother came home. (Они купили торт до того, как их бабушка пришла домой.)
6. Kate had not had lunch by the time the lesson started. (Кейт ещё не пообедала к тому времени, когда начался урок.)
7. What had you been doing for two hours when your mother finished cooking? (Что ты делал уже два часа, когда мама закончила готовить?)
8. Harry had not finished the test before the time was over. (Гарри не закончил тест до истечения времени.)
9. We had been talking about Selena before she entered the room. (Мы разговаривали о Селене до того, как она вошла в комнату.)
10. I had not gone out before it started raining. (Я не выходил до того, как начался дождь.)

Past Perfect подчёркивает, что действие завершилось до другого события в прошлом; Past Perfect Continuous обычно показывает его длительность или продолжение до этого момента.