Question

Put the verbs in brackets into a correct form (cine se descurca cu timpurile, apreciez orice efort)

While I (1. stand) in the bank, I (2. meet) my old friend Sally, whom I (3. not see) for some time. I (4. ask) her how she (5. be) and where she (6. go) after she (7. complete) her business at the bank. She (8. say) she (9. have) nothing special (10. do) as she (11. not work) then. She (12. add) that she (13. look) for an interesting job, and (14. leave) her previous one because she (15. find) the work (16. bore).

Answer 1

Salut :)

While I (1)was standing in the bank I (2)met my old friend Sally, whom I (3)hadn't seen for some time. I (4)asked her how she (5)was and where she (6)would go after she (7)completed her business at the bank. She (8)said she (9)had nothing special (10)to do as she (11)wasn't working then. She (12)added that she (13)was looking for an interesting job, and (14)had left her previous one because she (15)had found the work (16)to be boring.

1 past continuous - acțiune în desfășurare în trecut

2 past simple - în relație cu propoziția anterioara ( regula: actiune trecuta care intrerupe o actiune in desfasurare )

3 past perfect simple ( are specific ca time expression ”for”, valabil pentru toate timpurile perfecte )

4 past simple

5 past simple

6 future in the past ( exact ca un ”will go”, doar că din cauza faptului ca actiunea se desfasoara in trecut, vom folosi forma de past a lui ”will”, si anume ”would” )

7 past simple

8 past simple

9 past simple

10 infinitive

11 si 13 past continuous ( actiune in desfasurare in trecut, la momentul respectiv isi cauta un loc de munca, nu statea degeaba )

• poti face o paralela cu present continuous ca sa intelegi mai bine regula asta: She is playing the guitar these days ( Canta la chitara zilele astea - se pregateste pentru un concurs zilele astea, dar nu chiar in momentul de fata ) - la fel si cu past continuous-ul de mai sus, isi căuta un loc de munca, era o actiune in desfasurare

12 past simple

14 past perfect simple ( o actiune trecuta inaintea altei actiuni trecute, adica actiunea mai recenta este ”added” iar actiunea dinaintea ei este ” had left”. O actiune trecuta inaintea altei actiuni trecute :) )

15 past perfect simple ( aceeasi regula de mai sus )

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