Exercise 2. Use the Past Perfect Continuous Tense 1. She realized that she (to walk) for a long time.
2. He put down the flowers he (to hold) since he come.
3. We tried to pretend that we (to discuss) our plans.
4. Steven felt tired as he (sail) for several hours.
5. The boys (to play) football all morning.
6. They (wait) at the station for 90 minutes when the train finally arrived.
7. How long (learn / she) English before she went to London?
8. They were very tired in the evening because they (help) on the farm all day.
9. Sally (type) this text for 3 hours before Mark came.
10. How long you (watch) TV before you decided to go to bed?
11. Paul and Molly (talk) on the phone for an hour when the line broke.
12. They (to work) in a newspaper office since they returned.

had been walking had been holding had been discussing had been sailing had been playing had been waiting had she been learning had been helping had been typing had you been watching had been talking had been working

My favourite fairy tale. books have always interested and attracted me. from the very childhood i like listening to my mum’s stories. she normally told me some popular fairy tales, including cinderella, pinocchio, beauty and the beast. however, my favourite book was about alice in wonderland, which was written by a well-known english author lewis carroll. it’s a story about a curious little girl, named alice, who falls down a rabbit hole and meets lots of strange creatures there. when it comes to this fairy tale, i’m ready to hear, read or watch it many times. i liked every moment of it, for example, when alice drinks the magic syrup and becomes small enough to sneak into an attractive garden. later, she eats a piece of cookie and becomes of a tremendous size. she cries so much that her tears flood the hallway. when she becomes small again, she has to swim through her own tears. the tale is full of such abstract incidents, but they are setting wonderful atmosphere. during her journey she meets many friends in this imaginary world. one of them is the white rabbit, who is always in a hurry. another noteworthy character is the cheshire cat, who has a distinctive mischievous grin. perhaps, the worst character of the fairy tale is the queen of hearts. her favourite phrase is: “off with their heads! ” she nearly killed alice for being disobedient. one of my favourite parts from the book “alice in wonderland” is “a mad tea-party” with the hatter and the march hare. they seemed to be having such a good time. each time i heard this tale, i imagined being in this fantasy world and walking the same routes alice did.