Writing
Grammar Booster

Past Perfect Continuous Forms
had been + P.I (Present Participle)
We use the Past Perfect Continuous to show that something started in the past and continued up until another time period in the past. “For five minutes” and “for two weeks” are both durations which can be used with the Past Perfect Continuous.
James had been teaching at the university for 2 years before he left for Asia.
The Future Perfect Continuous
will have been + P.I (Present Participle)
The Future Perfect Continuous is a verb tense that describes actions that will continue up until a point in the future. By the end of next year she will have been working on the project.

1. GW. Complete the sentences paying attention to Grammar Booster above.
Model: We had been waiting there for more than two hours when she finally arrived.
1. The government ... (to pay) my uncle mobility allowance for 4 years before he passed away.
2. This insurance company ... (to work) for 10 years by next August.
3. They ... (to wait) at the bus stop for 15 minutes by the time I came.
4. She ... (to do) her homework for half an hour before we get home.
5. When my granny retires next month, she ... (to teach) for 40 years.

2. | PW. Write a paragraph about social help in Azerbaijan and compare your work with your partner's looking through the model.

Model:

Great Britain is a welfare state, a country that has a system of ensuring the welfare of its citizens by means of social services, provided by the state. At the national level the government is responsible for the National Health Service, National Insurance and Social Security. The systems of National Insurance and Social Security provide financial help for different categories of citizens.