B. Directions. Read the situations and complete the sentences by changing the verb inside the
parenthesis in its perfect tense.
Example
We played tennis yesterday. Half an hour after we began playing, it started to rain. We had
been playing for half an hour when it started to rain.
1. I had arranged to meet Robert in restaurant. I arrived and waited for him. After 20 minutes !
suddenly realized that I was in the wrong restaurant. I
_____(wait) for 20 minutes when I
suddenly realized that I had come to the wrong restaurant.
2. Peter got a job in a resort. Five years later the resort closed down. When the resort closed
down, Peter
_____(work) there for five years.
3. I went to a concert last week. The orchestra began playing. After about 10 minutes a man in
the audience suddenly started shouting. The orchestra
_____(play) for about 10
minutes.
4. Jack is driving a car, but he's very nervous and not sure what to do. You asked: a car
before? Then Jack says: No, this is the first time I
_____(drive) a car
5. It's raining. The rain started two hours ago. It
_____(rain) for two
hours
6. We are waiting for the bus. We got to the bus stop 20 minutes ago. We
for 20 minutes
_____(wait)
Answers & Comments
Answer:
1. I have been waiting for 20 minutes when I
suddenly realized that I had come to the wrong restaurant.
2. When the resort closed
down, Peter had been working there for five years.
3. The orchestra had been playing for about 10 minutes.
4. Then Jack says: No, this is the first time I have driven a car.
5. It has been raining for two hours.
6. We had been waiting for 20 minutes.
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Answer:
1 waited
2 worked
3 played
4drived
6rained
7 waited