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МатематикаВопрос:
Fill in the gaps with the Past Perfect or the Past Perfect Continuous. 1 Paul .......... (decide) that he was going to study Astronomy before he even finished secondary school. 2 Before he got a promotion he .......... (not/earn) enough to live comfortably. 3 Tom didn't come with us last night because he .......... (arrange) to go out with his colleagues after work. 4 Before they invented washing machines, people .......... (wash) their clothes by hand for centuries. 5 Jill .......... (wait) for half an hour before the bus came. 6 .......... (Professor Sterling/already/announce) the names of the students who would be in his research team when she entered the class? 7 They .......... (live) in Spain before they moved to London.
Ответ:
Past Perfect or Past Perfect Continuous
- Paul had decided that he was going to study Astronomy before he even finished secondary school.
- Before he got a promotion he hadn't earned enough to live comfortably.
- Tom didn't come with us last night because he had been arranging to go out with his colleagues after work.
- Before they invented washing machines, people had been washing their clothes by hand for centuries.
- Jill had been waiting for half an hour before the bus came.
- Had Professor Sterling already announced the names of the students who would be in his research team when she entered the class?
- They had lived in Spain before they moved to London.
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