Lesson Six Cambridge-the University Town UNIVERSITY OF 宽 CAMBRIDGE
Lesson Six Cambridge — the University Town
GRAMMAR The Past Perfect Tense The past perfect indicates past in the past';that is,a time further in the past as seen from a definite point in the past. Examples: 1)Mr.Brown had learned some Chinese before he came to China. 2)When we got to the station the train had already left. 1.In this case we can say the past perfect is a relative'tense, that is it is rarely used all by itself.It is normally
GRAMMAR The Past Perfect Tense The past perfect indicates ‘past in the past’; that is, a time further in the past as seen from a definite point in the past. Examples: 1) Mr. Brown had learned some Chinese before he came to China. 2) When we got to the station the train had already left. 1. In this case we can say the past perfect is a ‘relative’ tense, that is it is rarely used all by itself. It is normally
used with reference to another action or a point of time in the past.it is, therefore,incorrect to say,"He had read Moby Dick.",unless the context makes it clear what time point the sentence is related to. 2.When describing one event following another in the past, we can show their relationsby using the past perfect for the earlier event,or else we can use the past tense for both,and rely on the conjunction (e.g.after,when)to show which event took place earlier.for example,we can either say: Example: When the teacher had left the room,the children started talking
used with reference to another action or a point of time in the past. it is, therefore, incorrect to say, “He had read Moby Dick.”, unless the context makes it clear what time point the sentence is related to. 2. When describing one event following another in the past, we can show their relationsby using the past perfect for the earlier event, or else we can use the past tense for both, and rely on the conjunction (e.g. after, when) to show which event took place earlier. for example, we can either say: Example: When the teacher had left the room, the children started talking
Or:After the teacher left the room, the children started talking. The sentences mean roughly the same, and indicate that the teacher left before the children started talking.More examples of the past perfect follow: 1)He met her in Paris in 1977.He had last seen her ten years before. 2)Her hair had been grey then;now it was white 3)He arrived at 2:30.He had been told to wait at the entrance of the hotel. Now let's do Exercise 4 on Page 116: Put the verbs in the right tenses.Use the past perfect where necessary:
Or: After the teacher left the room, the children started talking. The sentences mean roughly the same, and indicate that the teacher left before the children started talking. More examples of the past perfect follow: 1) He met her in Paris in 1977. He had last seen her ten years before. 2) Her hair had been grey then; now it was white. 3) He arrived at 2:30. He had been told to wait at the entrance of the hotel. Now let’s do Exercise 4 on Page 116: Put the verbs in the right tenses. Use the past perfect where necessary:
1.Almost all the guests (to leave)had left by the time we arrived (to arrive). 2.He (to return)returned to his post full of energy,his leave (to do)had done his good. 3.He (never to be)had never been in his life until he(to go) went into the jungle. 4.I (to come) came to tell him they were the wrong seeds,but he (to plant)had planted them already. 5.The company (not to hire)didn't hire him because he(to lie)had lied about his past experience
1. Almost all the guests (to leave) _______ by the time we _______ (to arrive) . 2. He (to return) ________ to his post full of energy; his leave (to do) ________ his good. 3. He (never to be) ______________ in his life until he (to go) ____ into the jungle. 4. I (to come) ____ to tell him they were the wrong seeds, but he (to plant) _________ them already. 5. The company (not to hire ) ___________ him because he (to lie) _________ about his past experience. had left arrived returned had done had never been went came had planted didn’t hire had lied