Task 2. Put the verbs into Past Perfect Continuous. (5 points) 1. She _____ (study) for three hours when the phone rang. 2. They _____ (wait) for the bus for 20 minutes before it finally arrived. 3. He _____ (work) at the company for five years before he got promoted. 4. I _____ (not / sleep) well for a week, so I was exhausted. 5. How long _____ you _____ (learn) English before you moved to London?

Перевод задания: Поставьте глаголы в Past Perfect Continuous.

1. She had been studying for three hours when the phone rang. (Она занималась уже три часа, когда зазвонил телефон.)
2. They had been waiting for the bus for 20 minutes before it finally arrived. (Они ждали автобус уже 20 минут, прежде чем он наконец приехал.)
3. He had been working at the company for five years before he got promoted. (Он проработал в компании пять лет, прежде чем его повысили.)
4. I had not been sleeping well for a week, so I was exhausted. (Я уже неделю плохо спал(а), поэтому был(а) совершенно измотан(а).)
5. How long had you been learning English before you moved to London? (Как долго ты учил(а) английский до переезда в Лондон?)

Форма Past Perfect Continuous: had been + глагол с окончанием -ing; в отрицании добавляется not, а в вопросе had ставится перед подлежащим.