11 class

PAST PERFECT (I had done)

We use Past Perfect when we talk about:

—                   a past situation or activity that took place before another past situation or activity, or before a particular time in the past.

When he stopped laughing, everyone had left. (= they left before he stopped laughing)

I had gone to bed when the phone rang. (= I went to bed and then the phone rang)

As Mary shook Mr Morgan's hand, she realised she had seen him before.

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I had wanted to visit the gallery before I left Florence, but it's closed on Sundays.

Bill had hoped to retire at 60, but they persuaded him to stay on for a few more years.

— а situation with а time ехpression (е. g. after as soon as before) to say that оnе event happened after another, we use past perfect for the event that happened first and the past simple for the event that happened second:

After Ivan had finished reading, he put out the light.

When Carol had brushed her teeth, she went to bed.

The film had already begun by the time we got to the cinema. She had just stepped into her office when the telephone rang.

But to emphasise that the second event is the result of the first, we prefer the Past Simple for both:

She became famous after she appeared on the TV programme.

When the teacher came in, all the children stood up.

Task 1. Choose the correct answer.

1.       Alice felt very pleased with herself. She had found / found what she was looking for.

2.        ’Where are we?’ had asked / asked Martha.

3.        By the time I got back to the bathroom, the bath had overfiowed / overflowed.

4.       She walked into the station only to find that the train had left / left.

5.       I was just about to leave when I had remembered/ remembered my briefcase.

6.       My sister told me that Joe had died/ died.

7.       He had looked/ looked at his watch again and began to walk even faster.

8.       In a surprise move, the Prime Minister had resigned/ resigned last night.