Read the Language Focus box and match each of these sentences with its logical ending.
1. When I got up:
a) I had breakfast.
b) I had had breakfast.
2. When he called the police:
a) the robbery took place.
b) the robbery had taken place.
3. When she got the job:
a) shs graduated from school.
b) she had graduaed from school.
4. When they met Mrs. Page:
a) they greeted her.
b) they had greeted her.
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Read the Language Focus box and match each of these sentences with its logical ending.
Citiți caseta Language Focus și potriviți logic fiecare dintre aceste propoziții cu finalul lor.
1. When I got up:
a) I had breakfast.
b) I had had breakfast.
Răspunsul corect:
When I got up, he had breakfast.
- acțiunea este simultană, deci ambele verbe vor fi la Past Tense Simple.
2. When he called the police:
a) the robbery took place.
b) the robbery had taken place.
Răspunsul corect:
When he called the police, the robbery had taken place.
- acțiunea este anterioară, deci primul verb va fi la Past Tense Simple, iar al doilea la Past Perfect Simple (acțiune anterioară unei alte acțiuni deja încheiate).
3. When she got the job:
a) she graduated from school.
b) she had graduated from school.
Răspunsul corect:
When she got the job, she had graduated from school.
- acțiunea este anterioară, deci primul verb va fi la Past Tense Simple, iar al doilea la Past Perfect Simple (acțiune anterioară unei alte acțiuni deja încheiate).
4. When they met Mrs. Page:
a) they greeted her.
b) they had greeted her.
Răspunsul corect:
When they met Mrs. Page, hey greeted her.
- acțiunea este simultană, deci ambele verbe vor fi la Past Tense Simple.