Question

Match the rules to the examples given:
1) She had stayed in Germany for nine years when she left to Romania.
2) Gabriel had got on the ship before the captain arrived.
3) She had laid the table by the time Daniel got home.
4) Hardly had I picked up the receiver when I heard a strange noise.
5) He hadn't eaten pudding since he was seven.
6) They mentioned they had seen "Twilight" the day before.
7) She said she had never been to North Africa before.
8) John had broken three glasses, so he had to buy another set of glasses.

a) To express a past action that took place before another past moment or another action in the past
b) In Indirect Speech, to express a Past Tense from Direct Speech
c) With just, already, hardly, scarcely, barely, no sooner to show that the past action was finished a little time before another past action
d) A past action which took place over a period of time before and up to another past action or a certain moment
e) In Indirect Speech, to express a Present Perfect Simple from Direct Speech
f) To express duration up to a certain moment in the past
g) With since or for when we refer to the past
h) For an action which finished in the past and whose result was visible in the past

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Answer 1

Răspuns:

1 - f

2 - e

3 - a

4 - c

5 - g

6 - b

7 - d

8 - h