Did people return to their homes before the hurricane began? Has Anna never played baseball before, but then realized
Did people return to their homes before the hurricane began? Has Anna never played baseball before, but then realized she had a talent for it? Had they already called the police by the time you arrived? Had we never gone skiing until 2019? Has Jim been working as a trainer for twenty years and was starting to get tired of his job? Did Carla and Dave go for a walk in the mountains once and have a great time? Had my grandparents been living in their old apartment for a long time before they moved in with us? Had they been fighting against the unfair court decision for a while before they finally succeeded?
22.05.2024 01:57
Описание:
Past Perfect tense is used to talk about an action that happened before another action in the past. It is formed by using the past participle of the verb along with the auxiliary verb "had". In the examples you provided:
1. Did people return to their homes before the hurricane began? - No, the action of returning to their homes happened before the hurricane began.
2. Has Anna never played baseball before, but then realized she had a talent for it? - Anna had never played baseball before, but then she realized she had a talent for it.
3. Had they already called the police by the time you arrived? - Yes, they had already called the police before you arrived.
4. Had we never gone skiing until 2019? - No, we had never gone skiing until 2019.
5. Has Jim been working as a trainer for twenty years and was starting to get tired of his job? - Yes, Jim has been working as a trainer for twenty years and was starting to get tired of his job.
6. Did Carla and Dave go for a walk in the mountains once and have a great time? - No, Carla and Dave had gone for a walk in the mountains once and had a great time.
7. Had my grandparents been living in their old apartment for a long time before they moved in with us? - Yes, my grandparents had been living in their old apartment for a long time before they moved in with us.
8. Had they been fighting against the unfair court decision for a while before they... (The rest of the sentence is not given).
Дополнительный материал:
Can you rewrite the following sentences using the Past Perfect tense?
1. Jane bought a new car. She won the lottery last week.
2. They went to the party. They prepared for it all day.
3. The movie started. We arrived at the cinema.
Совет:
To understand and learn the Past Perfect tense, it is helpful to focus on the sequence of actions and establish a clear timeline in your mind. Practice identifying the main action and the action that happened before it. Pay attention to the use of "had" as an auxiliary verb in forming the tense.
Практика:
Rewrite the following sentence using the Past Perfect tense:
1. Jack finished his homework. He watched TV.