Ex.2. Выберите правильный вариант Past Perfect Continuous:
1. Helen (A. has been playing B. had been playing C. had been played) for an hour
and a half before Tom came to the court.
2. Mr Black (A. had been worked B. has been working C. had been working) as a
lawyer for 25 years before he retired.
3. We (A. had be waiting B. had been waiting C. have been waiting) for forty
minutes when the bus arrived.
4. Sheila looked tired because she (A. had be sewing B. has been sewing C. had
been sewing ) a dress for her little daughter all day.
5. Before Jack got to level four he (A. had been playing B. had been played C. has
been playing ) the same game for three hours.

Once there was a princess. She was very intelligent and beautiful, but one day an evil sorceress has bewitched her into a flower. Her father, the king found out about it and put in a high tower behind bars wicked witch, and his daughter, in the guise of a flower placed on the roof of his castle that she would soak up the sun and become more beautiful. But then the next morning, the flower has grown to such proportions that broke the roof and hooked back behind the castle walls. Thus, this flower has created a sort of shield around the castle.This shield was made entirely from the leaves and vines. It looks very nice and it was good to protect the kingdom from evil spells

Most of my classmates like to play sports because the sport is fun and it can make us more bearable and stronger. They love sports because it brings people together and makes us kinder, helps us not to be weak and inactive. Some boys enjoy playing hockey for its severity, team play and team spirit, for those moments when it seems that it is the only and not a repeatable match in your life. But other classmates prefer playing computer games and eating a lot of fast food instead of doing sports, though it's not useful. I believe that they should not do so because doing sports and eating healthy food, spending more time in the fresh air is more pleasant and much more useful.

Большинство моих одноклассников любят заниматься спортом, потому что это весело, и это может сделать нас более выносливыми и сильными. Они любят спорт, потому что он объединяет людей и делает  добрее нам не быть слабыми и вялыми. Некоторым ребятам нравится играть в хоккей за его строгость, командную игру и командный дух, за те моменты, когда кажется, что это единственный и не повторимый матч в жизни. Но некоторые одноклассники предпочитают играть в компьютерные игры и есть фаст-фуд, а не заниматься спортом, хотя это и не полезно. Я считаю, что они не должны этого делать, потому что заниматься спортом и есть здоровую пищу, проводить больше времени на свежем воздухе приятнее и гораздо полезнее.