Past Perfect
The rain stopped. I went for a walk. (before)
The rain had stopped before I went for a walk.
My sister … (to practise) for two months before that concert.
My sister had been practising for two months before that concert.
Джулия хотела присесть, потому что она весь день на работе стояла на ногах.
Julia wanted to sit down because she had been standing at work all day long.
К 6 часам дождь не перестал идти
By 6 o’clock the rain hadn’t stopped
I did my homework. My mother returned home. (after)
After I had done my homework my mother returned home.
Make negative
Brian had been trying to find a better job for three weeks
Brian hadn’t been trying to find a better job for three weeks.
К осени она выучила «Евгения Онегина»
She had learnt “Eugene Onegin” by the autumn.
Мы пили чай в 5 часов
We were having tea at 5 o’clock
We came to the cinema. The film began. (when)
When the film began we had come to the cinema
Cathy and Sue … (to tidy) our cottage house for two days after that birthday party
Cathy and Sue had been tidying our cottage house for two days after that birthday party.
Они украсили новогоднюю елку до того, как прибыли дети.
They had decorated the New Year tree before the children arrived.
Она была уставшей. Она готовила все утро
She was tired. She had been cooking all morning.
I read the book. I saw the play. (before)
I had read the book before I saw the play
… Pete … (to play) computer games all the evening last Friday? — No, he …. He … (to write) an essay for two hours and then he went for a walk.
Had Pete been playing computer games all the evening last Friday? — No, he hadn’t. He had been writing an essay for two hours and then he went for a walk.
Мистер Браун понимал все проблемы своего агентства, поскольку работал в нем с 2005 года.
Brown understood the problems of his agency because he had been working for it since 2005.
Когда я пришел домой, мама готовила ужин. Но я не был голодным, потому что я покушать c друзьями до этого
When I came home, my mom was cooking. But I wasn't hungry because I had eaten with my friends before.
He returned home. The guests left. (when)
When the guests left he had returned home
They/ to drive/for five hours/when/they/run out of petrol.
They had been driving for five hours when they ran out of petrol.
Я знал, что наши родители выращивали дыни в теплице с тех пор, как купили дом.
I knew that our parents had been growing melons in their greenhouse since they bought the house.
Когда он пришел домой, его друзья играли в компьютерные игры и слушали музыку. Но он не смог присоединиться к ним, потому что устал. Он работал весь день
When he came home, his friends were playing computer games and listening to music. But he couldn't join them, because he was tired. He had been working all day