241 Listen again and write a word in each gap. STRANGE ANIMALS The first animal has got big (1). and long fingers. Its teeth are similar to the teeth of animals like (2). rats. To find food, it uses its (3). tree. Then it pushes its long (4). (5) and to make a hole in a into the hole, and insects out of the tree. It's actually a primate, so it's in the same animal family as monkeys and (6). The second animal has got a big grey (7). a big nose and a red mouth. It just waits for food to go by in the water and then opens its (8).

They had finally got their long-awaited pay rise by the end of the year. — К концу года они наконец-то получили долгожданную прибавку к зарплате.
Before he opened the door, he had called his sister. — Перед тем, как он открыл дверь, он позвонил сестре
.By that time they had finished their work. — К тому времени они уже закончили работу.
I had scarcely opened the window when the wind came blowing in. — Как только я открыл окно, сразу же начал задувать ветер.
Jack had no sooner arrived than he was told to come back. — Джэк не успел приехать, как ему сказали возвращаться.

Past Perfect

We had played before she came back. Мы играли, прежде чем она вернулась.

3 She had finished the letter before I found my phone. Она закончила письмо, прежде чем я нашел свой телефон.

4 I had told her the story by the time my parents called. Я рассказал ей историю, к тому времени как мои родители позвонили.

5 The book had been written by 1890. Книга была написана к 1890

Past peefect continious

1.She had been running for two hours before she saw a village. – Она бежала два часа, пока не увидела какое-то село.

2.John had been speaking all morning, so he lost his voice. Джон разговаривал всё утро, так что потерял голос.

3.They had been sitting here since last evening before they bought the tickets. Они сидели здесь с вечера, пока не купили билеты.

4.She hadn’t been driving a car for an hour before she came to the gas station.Она не вела машину час, до того как приехала на заправку.

5.

We had not been searching for a room for two hours before we found a free one.