C1 Summer Camp Narrative tenses and reflective l ...

Before moving abroad, I __________________________ living anywhere other than my hometown.

They __________________________ on the same project for over a year before they met in person.

At the time, I thought the project had failed because of poor planning. __________________________ was how little funding had actually been available.

The condition of depending on chance or circumstances

1. __________________________ I learned that the job had actually been offered to me first.

__________, I should have realised that he was trying to warn me about the risks.

Had I __________________________ how complicated the process would be, I might not have agreed to it.

By the time the police arrived, the thieves __________________________. (Use the verb escape)

I didn't realise until several months afterwards that the documents had been forged. __________________________ I discovered the truth.

A point at which a significant change of direction occurs

__________________________ was that he had already apologised several times through other people.

To make something clear - to shed light on it

We __________________________ for nearly two hours when someone finally came to explain the delay.

Understanding with the benefit of later knowledge

Not until I read his autobiography __________________________ why he had made that decision.

To tell a story about a sequence of events

__________________________, the solution seems obvious, but none of us thought of it at the time.

1. Although everyone expected the negotiations to fail, they __________________________ be surprisingly successful. (Phrasal verb)

__________________________, I can see that rejecting the offer was a mistake, although I was convinced I was doing the right thing at the time.

She __________________________ leave the office when her manager asked to speak to her privately.

To build or create a meaning or interpretation

To adjust understanding in the light of new information