Question

14 Put the verbs into the past perfect or the past perfect continuous.
1 Ezra was upset because he had fallen (fall) over and scratched his knee.
2 How long ...... (you/wait) before road assistance arrived?
3 The authorities ..... (evacuate) the seaside village long before the tsunami hit the coast.
4 Anna ....... (sit) on the plane for an hour before it finally took off.
5 The amount of carbon dioxide in the lunar module ...... (reach) a dangerous level by the time the astronauts landed on Earth.
6 Sue ......(lie) on the beach for over eight hours before she got a sunburn.
7 As it .......... (not/snow) for years, everyone was surprised to wake up and see the whole town covered in snow.​

Answer 1

Ответ:

1. Ezra was upset because he had fallen over and scratched his knee.

2. How long had you been waiting before road assistance arrived?

3. The authorities had evacuated the seaside village long before the tsunami hit the coast.

4. Anna had been sitting on the plane for an hour before it finally took off.

5. The amount of carbon dioxide in the lunar module had reached a dangerous level by the time the astronauts landed on Earth.

6. Sue had been lying on the beach for over eight hours before she got a sunburn.

7. As it had not snowed for years, everyone was surprised to wake up and see the whole town covered in snow.