Номер 34, страница 24 - гдз по английскому языку 11 класс (starlight) сборник грамматических упражнений Мильруд

34. Choose the verb from the list and use it appropriately in the Past Perfect Continuous.

wander, wonder, play, game, work, flow, float, perform, wait, rehearse, fix, fit

1) The participants in the dancing marathon ____________ for over twelve hours when one of them felt unwell.

2) The ballet dancers ____________ for the night show until their art director was fully satisfied with their performance.

3) The dog ____________ around in search of his master for the second day running until he suddenly smelt something very familiar.

4) I ____________ for some time what the matter might have been, but eventually it occurred to me that the explanation was easy and simple.

5) The mechanic ____________ my car for a good three hours and still the car engine would not work as it usually did.

6) I ____________ all the coming events into my fully packed schedule until it became clear that there was no room for everything.

7) This great Siberian river ____________ freely amidst magnificent nature, till the new hydropower project stopped it.

8) This manmade island with a tribal village on it ____________ off the banks for the whole summer before the time came to settle down for the coming winter.

9) David ____________ soccer for Manchester United till May 2013 when he announced his retirement after a 20-year career, during which he won 19 major trophies.

10) The teenager ____________ for nearly a year before the parents noticed that something was going wrong with their son.

11) The moment they ____________ for came.

12) The clock ____________ for hours but I realised it too late.

34. Выберите глагол из списка и используйте его соответствующим образом в Past Perfect Continuous.

Ответ:

1) The participants in the dancing marathon had been performing for over twelve hours when one of them felt unwell.
Участники танцевального марафона выступали более двенадцати часов, когда одному из них стало плохо.

2) The ballet dancers had been rehearsing for the night show until their art director was fully satisfied with their performance.
Балетные танцоры репетировали ночное шоу до тех пор, пока их художественный руководитель не был полностью доволен их выступлением.

3) The dog had been wandering around in search of his master for the second day running until he suddenly smelt something very familiar.
Собака бродила в поисках своего хозяина второй день подряд, пока вдруг не учуяла что-то очень знакомое.

4) I had been wondering for some time what the matter might have been, but eventually it occurred to me that the explanation was easy and simple.
Я недоумевал некоторое время, в чем могло быть дело, но в конце концов мне пришло в голову, что объяснение было легким и простым.

5) The mechanic had been fixing my car for a good three hours and still the car engine would not work as it usually did.
Механик чинил мою машину целых три часа, а двигатель автомобиля все еще не работал, как обычно.

6) I had been fitting all the coming events into my fully packed schedule until it became clear that there was no room for everything.
Я вписывал все предстоящие события в свое полностью заполненное расписание, пока не стало ясно, что места для всего не хватает.

7) This great Siberian river had been flowing freely amidst magnificent nature, till the new hydropower project stopped it.
Эта великая сибирская река текла свободно среди великолепной природы, пока новый гидроэнергетический проект не остановил ее.

8) This manmade island with a tribal village on it had been floating off the banks for the whole summer before the time came to settle down for the coming winter.
Этот искусственный остров с племенной деревней плавал у берегов все лето, прежде чем пришло время обосноваться на предстоящую зиму.

9) David had been playing soccer for Manchester United till May 2013 when he announced his retirement after a 20-year career, during which he won 19 major trophies.
Дэвид играл в футбол за "Манчестер Юнайтед" до мая 2013 года, когда объявил о завершении 20-летней карьеры, в течение которой он выиграл 19 крупных трофеев.

10) The teenager had been working for nearly a year before the parents noticed that something was going wrong with their son.
Подросток трудился (или работал над чем-то) почти год, прежде чем родители заметили, что с их сыном что-то не так.

11) The moment they had been waiting for came.
Момент, которого они ждали, настал.

12) The clock had been working for hours but I realised it too late.
Часы работали в течение нескольких часов, но я понял это слишком поздно.