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WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE: a) When they arrived, we all had dinner. b) When they arrived, we’d had dinner.
a) Dinner was ready b) They were too late to eat
“ Tracey sent Sam a lot of emails. Sam never replied. Tracey was upset”--> When I saw Tracey she was upset because she ___________ Sam a lot of emails and he __________ .
had sent / never replied
He won the match because he ___________ (train) for months
had been training
The kitchen was in a terrible mess when we arrived because he _________ (cook) all afternoon
had been cooking
Marge lost her job because she _________ (steal) money from several customers
had stolen
“My sister went out shopping. I called her earlier today. She didn’t answer.” —> I _________ my sister, but _________ no answer. She ____________ shopping
called / there was / had gone out
MAKE THIS PASSIVE: Archaeologists discovered a Roman temple underneath the new housing estate
A Roman temple was discovered/has been discovered underneath…
MAKE THIS PASSIVE: Someone had booked the swimming pool for the children’s party on Saturday afternoon
The swimming pool had been booked for a children’s party on Saturday afternoon
MAKE THIS PASSIVE: The chef hadn’t cooked the fish for long enough
The fish hadn’t been cooked for long enough
MAKE THIS PASSIVE: Workmen were installing new traffic lights at the crossroads
New traffic lights were being installed at the crossroads
Two years ago, while I [work / Paris / grandfather / die]
while I WAS WORKING IN PARIS, MY GRANDFATHER DIED
As soon as I [ get / home / I / switch on the TV ]
As soon as I got home, I switched on the TV
As he [ post / letter / he / realise / not put on / stamp ]
As he posted the letter, he realised he had not put on a stamp
By the time he [ finish / speak / most audience / fall asleep ]
By the time he finished speaking, most of the audience had fallen asleep
If someone bears a resemblance to someone else, what does this mean?
looks like
To overcome something, what does it mean?
to win against something with great difficulty
