Инструкция: Выберите одну правильную форму прошедшего времени: Past Perfect Continuous (Had been + V-ing) или учрежденную форму, которая лучше передает значение длительности до указанного момента в прошлом.
She ______ for two hours when the phone rang. A. had been studying B. has been studying C. had studied D. was studying
They ______ for the bus since 7 o'clock when it finally arrived. A. had waited B. have been waiting C. had been waiting D. were waiting
He ______ all day; he looks tired. A. had been running B. has been running C. was running D. had run
They ______ for hours when the power came back. A. had been working B. had worked C. have been working D. were working
By the time the detective arrived, she ______ for hours. A. had waited B. had been waiting C. was waiting D. has been waiting
I ______ all night when the alarm finally rang. A. had slept B. had been sleeping C. was sleeping D. have been sleeping
How long ______ you ______ this book before you finished it? A. had you been reading B. did you read C. have you read D. had you read
The rain ______ for hours when we arrived; we waited in the shelter. A. had fallen B. was falling C. had been falling D. has been falling
They ______ for a new computer for months when they finally bought one. A. had been saving B. have been saving C. had saved D. were saving
She ______ in the same job since she moved here. A. had been working B. has been working C. had been worked D. was working
We ______ in this neighborhood for ten years before we moved last year. A. had been living B. have been living C. had lived D. were living
He ______ to fix the car for hours when the mechanic arrived. A. had been trying B. has been trying C. was trying D. had tried
The kids ______ money for weeks when they finally bought a big screen. A. had been saving B. have been saving C. had saved D. were saving
The employees ______ late all week because of the train strikes. A. had been arriving B. had arrived C. were arriving D. have been arriving
When I arrived at the cafe, Linda ______ her report for two hours. A. had written B. had been writing C. has been writing D. was writing