Complete the sentences. Use the past perfect, past continuous, or (didn't) use to and the words below.
have, like, listen, lose, save, wait, walk, work
- Josh didn't eat much at the party because he ______ dinner earlier.
- I ______ chocolate, but now I love it.
- We arrived really late, and everyone ______ for us.
- Mick and Yasmina became good friends while they ______ in the same company.
- After Ryan and Katie ______ some money, they bought a house.
- Sorry, what did you say? I ______ to you.
- Sally ______ to school every morning, but now she cycles.
- So, did Max start a business after he ______ his job?
- Действие произошло раньше другого прошедшего действия (ужин был до вечеринки) — past perfect: had had.
- Раньше не нравился, теперь любит — привычное состояние в прошлом: didn't use to like.
- В момент нашего прибытия все ждали — длительное действие в прошлом: were waiting.
- «while» — процесс в прошлом: were working.
- Сначала накопили деньги, потом купили дом — past perfect: had saved.
- Не слушал в момент, когда к нему обратились — past continuous: wasn't listening.
- Раньше ходила в школу пешком каждое утро, теперь ездит на велосипеде: used to walk.
- Потерял работу раньше, чем начал бизнес — past perfect: had lost.
Past perfect (had + V
- had had
- didn't use to like
- were waiting
- were working
- had saved
- wasn't listening
- used to walk
- had lost
Read the text and choose the correct words.
My Aunt Rani's family ¹were coming / came to Birmingham from India when she was twelve because her parents ²had decided / used to decide to start a business here. Aunt Rani ³didn't use to / used to like Birmingham because it was a big noisy city, and she ⁴had grown / was growing up in a small village. She ⁵used to miss / was missing her friends a lot, and she ⁶didn't use to / didn't get used to living in the UK for a long time.
Years later, when Aunt Rani ⁷used to study / was studying at Aston university, she and her friends ⁸started / had started a band called The Aston Angels. They practised a lot and soon became really good. They ⁹were playing / used to play a small concert in Birmingham when a man from CDS Records ¹⁰had seen / saw them and liked their music. Later, when they ¹¹used to make / were making their first CD, Aunt Rani's band ¹²changed / was changing their name to The Temple Cobras, and now they're quite famous.
- Разовое действие в прошлом (переезд) — came.
- Решение было принято раньше переезда — had decided.
- Тогда ей не нравился Бирмингем, потому что он большой и шумный (состояние в прошлом) — didn't use to.
- Выросла в деревне раньше переезда — had grown.
- Привычное чувство в прошлом — used to miss.
- Долго не могла привыкнуть к жизни в Великобритании — didn't get used to.
- Процесс в определённый период прошлого (когда училась) — was studying.
- Группу создали, а потом много репетировали — последовательные события — started.
- Играли концерт, когда его увидел человек из CDS Records — процесс, прерванный другим действием — were playing.
- Человек из CDS Records увидел их во время концерта — действие разовое, но по смыслу вариант «had seen» не подходит, так как концерт ещё шёл — saw.
- В процессе записи первого CD — were making.
- Разовое действие — смена названия — changed.
Past Simple — разовые события, идущие друг за другом. Past Continuous — процесс, во время которого произошло другое действие. Past Perfect — действие, завершённое до другого момента в прошлом. Used to — привычки и состояния в прошлом.
- came
- had decided
- didn't use to
- had grown
- used to miss
- didn't get used to
- was studying
- started
- were playing
- saw
- were making
- changed
