Exercise 125. turn the following into the past perfect continuous. add other words indicating a past moment as in the model. model: i have been waiting for you for half an hour. — i had been waiting for you for half an hour when you came. 1. i have been packing my things for an hour and a half. 2. he has been working in the laboratory for two years. 3. they have been quarrelling for a long time. 4. the children have been skating for an hour. 5. he has been wearing this suit for a year. 6. my brother has been serving in the army for two years. 7.1 have been washing the dishes for a quarter of an hour. 8. the detective has been investigating this case for a month. 9. the boys have been watching television for three hours. 10. we have been discussing this incident for a week.

1. I had been packing my things for an hour and a half when the taxi arrived.
2. He had been working in the laboratory for two years when he got promoted. 3. They had been quarrelling for a long time when she burst into tears (разревелась). 4. The children had been skating for an hour when the weather got worse. 5. He had been wearing this suit for a year when it got worn out. 6. My brother had been serving in the army for two years when he returned home. 7. I had been washing the dishes for a quarter of an hour when mom came home. 8. The detective had been investigating this case for a month when he solved it. 9. The boys had been watching television for three hours when the parents switched it off. 10. We had been discussing this incident for a week when we got bored.