Choose the appropriate forms of the verbs to complete the sentences. 1) I left the classroom as soon as I (had written/had been writing) the test. 2) Andy came and said that they (had written/had been writing) their essays for an hour and a half. 3) My mother gave me her mobile because I (had lost/had been losing) mine. 4) George said he (had prepared/had been preparing) for his exam for a week. 5) After Jim (had paid/had been paying) for the books he left the shop. 6) I thought we (had waited/had been waiting) for the books he left the shop. 7) We (had swum/had been swimming) in the river for half an hour when Alfred said he was going to lie in the sun a bit. 8) After Lily (had packed/had been packing) her suitcase she headed for the car.

Решение:

В данном упражнении нужно выбрать подходящую форму глагола (Past Simple, Past Perfect или Past Continuous), чтобы предложение имело логический смысл и соответствовало времени действия.

1. I left the classroom as soon as I had written the test. (Past Perfect, так как действие завершилось до другого действия в прошлом - ухода из класса).
2. Andy came and said that they had been writing their essays for an hour and a half. (Past Perfect Continuous, так как действие продолжалось в течение некоторого времени до другого действия в прошлом - прихода Энди).
3. My mother gave me her mobile because I had lost mine. (Past Perfect, так как потеря телефона была причиной, по которой мама дала мобильный).
4. George said he had been preparing for his exam for a week. (Past Perfect Continuous, так как подготовка длилась неделю до момента, когда Джордж сказал об этом).
5. After Jim had paid for the books he left the shop. (Past Perfect, так как оплата произошла до того, как он ушел).
6. I thought we had waited for the books he left the shop. (Past Perfect, так как ожидание произошло до того, как я подумал об этом).
7. We had been swimming in the river for half an hour when Alfred said he was going to lie in the sun a bit. (Past Perfect Continuous, так как плавание длилось в течение получаса до того момента, когда Альфред что-то сказал).
8. After Lily had packed her suitcase she headed for the car. (Past Perfect, так как упаковка чемодана завершилась до того, как она направилась к машине).

Ответ: 1. had written, 2. had been writing, 3. had lost, 4. had been preparing, 5. had paid, 6. had waited, 7. had been swimming, 8. had packed.