1) By the time Graham arrived at the train station, the train had already left.( Past Perfect - действие предшествовало - поезд уехал к тому времён как они приехали на железнодорожный вокзал)
2) How long had you been trying to call Tom before he finally answered the phone? действие началось в продолжалось в течение некоторого времени до окончания
3) The children had put away their toys before their mum came back home.
Действие завершилось , предшествуя второму действию
4) Alan had a headache because he had been playing computer games all afternoon. действие началось в продолжалось в течение некоторого времени до окончания и предшествовало второму действию
5) Simon had been saving money for many years before he bought his own house. На протяжении долгих лет копил деньги, перед тем как стал владельцем дома
6) The football game had just started when it began to rain.Матч уже начался, когда пошёл дождь.
My name is Ilya. I am ten. I go to school. I am a good pupil because I always do my homework and get exсellуnt marks.
I have got a family. It is big and friendly. There are four members in my family. They are my mum, dad, brother and me.
I have got a mum. Her name is Lena. She is thirty-five. My mum is clever and kind. She is a housewife. My mum is good at cooking. Every day she cleans the rooms, washes the dishes and doesn`t let my brother and me fight.
I have got a father. His name is Dima. My father is handsome and serious. He is very busy and works a lot. My father is fond of playing computer games.At the weekends we play games together. Also, he helps me with my homework and my mum with housework. He is the best dad in the world!
My younger brother is two. His name is Vanya. He looks like my dad. Vanya is strong, clever and talented. He can swim and run. Vanya likes watching cartoons on TV. Sometimes he is naughty. He enjoys breaking my toy cars and drawing in my exercise-books. I wish I were two too.
I love my family. I am happy!