Question

Use the phrases in brackets to make sentences, as in the example.Write in
your notebook.
1. The rescuers were exhausted (look for survivors all night)

The rescuers were exhausted because they had been looking for survivors
all night

2. Matt's clothes were dirty. (work in the garden all morning)

3. Kate was sunburnt. (stand in the sun all afternoon)

4. Tim had a headache (work on his computer all day)

5. Lily was bored. (wait for the train for two hours)
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Answer 1

2. Matt's clothes were dirty because he had been working in the garden all morning.

3. Kate was sunburnt because she had been standing in the sun all afternoon.

4. Tim had a headache because he had been working on his computer all day.

5. Lily was bored because she had been waiting for the train for two hours.