1. He gets a lot of (ENJOY) from football. * 2. Money doesn’t always bring (HAPPY). *
3. It is (HONEST) to take something that isn’t yours. *
4. My dad gets very (PATIENT) when he has to wait ages for the train. *
5. I want to be a (SCIENCE) when I’m older. *
6. It’s snowing. You need to ride your bike (CAREFUL). *
7. (PERSONAL) speaking, I didn’t like the film. *
8. She's (OBSESS) with fashion. She buys all the fashion magazines. *
ii Put the verb into the correct form, past perfect (I had done) or past simple (I did).
1. I felt very tired when I got home, so (I / go) straight to bed. *
2. Paul wasn’t at the party when I arrived. (He / go) home. *
3. The house was very quiet when I got home. Everybody (go) to bed. *
4. Mark travels a lot. When I first met him, (he / already / travel) round the world. *
5. Sorry I’m late. The car (break) down on my way here. *
6. We were driving along the road when (we / see) a car which(break) down, so(we / stop) to help. *
iii Past perfect continuous or past continuous
e.g. We played tennis yesterday. We didn’t finish our game. We’d been playing (We / play) for half an hour when it started (it / start) to rain.
1. I had arranged to meet Tom in a restaurant. I arrived and waited for him to come. (I / wait) for 20 minutes when(I / realise) that (I / be) in the wrong restaurant. *
2. Sarah worked in a company for a long time. The company no longer exists. At the time the company (go) out of business, Sarah(work) there for twelve years. *
3. I went to a concert. Soon after the orchestra began playing, something strange happened. The orchestra (play) for about ten minutes when a man in the audience suddenly (start) shouting. *
iv Which is right?
e.g. It was noisy next door last night. Our neighbours were having / had been having a party.
(were having is correct)
1. At the end of our journey we were extremely tired. We were travelling / We’d been travelling for more than 24 hours. *
2. James was on his hands and knees on the floor. He was looking / He’d been looking for his contact lens. *
3.Sue was sitting on the ground. She was out of breath. She was running / She’d been running. *
4.John and I went for a walk. He was walking / He’d been walking very fast and I had difficulty keeping up with him. *
5.I was sad when I sold my car. I’ve had it / I’d had it for a very long time. *
6. I was sad when my local cafe closed. I was going / I’d been going there for many years *
- The word "enjoyment" is a noun that describes the feeling of pleasure or satisfaction that one gets from something. In this case, it means that he gets a lot of pleasure from playing or watching football.
2. Money doesn’t always bring happiness.
- The word "happiness" is a noun that describes the state of being happy or content. In this sentence, it means that having a lot of money doesn't always guarantee that a person will be happy.
3. It is dishonest to take something that isn’t yours.
- The word "dishonest" is an adjective that describes someone or something that is not truthful or trustworthy. In this sentence, it means that taking something that doesn't belong to you is not truthful or morally right.
4. My dad gets very impatient when he has to wait ages for the train.
- The word "impatient" is an adjective that describes someone who is easily irritated or agitated when things do not happen quickly. In this sentence, it means that my dad becomes easily irritated when he has to wait for a long time for the train.
5. I want to be a scientist when I’m older.
- The word "scientist" is a noun that refers to a person who works in scientific research or study. In this sentence, it means that I aspire to have a career in science when I grow up.
6. It’s snowing. You need to ride your bike carefully.
- The word "carefully" is an adverb that describes how an action should be performed with caution or attention to detail. In this sentence, it means that when it is snowing, one should ride their bike with caution to avoid accidents.
7. Personally speaking, I didn’t like the film.
- The word "personally" is an adverb that refers to an individual's own perspective or opinion. In this sentence, it means that from one's own point of view, they did not enjoy the film.
8. She's obsessed with fashion. She buys all the fashion magazines.
- The word "obsessed" is an adjective that describes someone who is overly interested or preoccupied with something. In this sentence, it means that she has a strong interest or fascination with fashion and regularly purchases fashion magazines.
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ii Put the verb into the correct form, past perfect (I had done) or past simple (I did).
1. I felt very tired when I got home, so I went straight to bed.
- "I felt" is the past simple form of the verb "to feel" and refers to a specific action or state in the past. "I went" is also the past simple form of the verb "to go" and describes another action that happened directly after feeling tired.
2. Paul wasn’t at the party when I arrived. He had gone home.
- "He had gone" is the past perfect form of the verb "to go" and indicates an action that occurred before another past action ("when I arrived"). It implies that Paul left the party before the speaker arrived.
3. The house was very quiet when I got home. Everybody had gone to bed.
- "Everybody had gone" is the past perfect form of the verb "to go" and indicates that everybody completed the action of going to bed before the speaker arrived home.
4. Mark travels a lot. When I first met him, he had already traveled round the world.
- "He had already traveled" is the past perfect form of the verb "to travel" and describes an action that occurred before another past action ("when I first met him"). It implies that Mark completed traveling around the world before the speaker met him.
5. Sorry I’m late. The car broke down on my way here.
- "The car broke" is the past simple form of the verb "to break" and refers to a specific action that happened in the past. In this case, the car stopped working while the speaker was on their way.
6. We were driving along the road when we saw a car which had broken down, so we stopped to help.
- "We saw" is the past simple form of the verb "to see" and describes the action of perceiving something. "Had broken" is the past perfect form of the verb "to break" and indicates that the car had stopped working before the speaker saw it. "We stopped" is the past simple form of the verb "to stop" and refers to another action that occurred after seeing the broken-down car.
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iii Past perfect continuous or past continuous
1. I had arranged to meet Tom in a restaurant. I arrived and waited for him to come. I had been waiting for 20 minutes when I realized that I was in the wrong restaurant.
- "I had been waiting" is the past perfect continuous form of the verb "to wait" and indicates the ongoing action of waiting before another past action ("when I realized"). It implies that the speaker had been waiting for Tom for 20 minutes before realizing their mistake.
2. Sarah worked in a company for a long time. The company no longer exists. At the time the company went out of business, Sarah had been working there for twelve years.
- "Sarah had been working" is the past perfect continuous form of the verb "to work" and describes the ongoing action of working before another past action ("when the company went out of business"). It implies that Sarah had been employed at the company for twelve years before its closure.
3. I went to a concert. Soon after the orchestra began playing, something strange happened. The orchestra had been playing for about ten minutes when a man in the audience suddenly started shouting.
- "The orchestra had been playing" is the past perfect continuous form of the verb "to play" and indicates the ongoing action of playing before another past action ("when a man in the audience suddenly started shouting"). It suggests that the orchestra had been performing for about ten minutes before the interruption occurred.
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iv Which is right?
1. At the end of our journey we were extremely tired. We had been traveling for more than 24 hours.
- "We had been traveling" is the past perfect continuous form of the verb "to travel" and indicates the ongoing action of traveling before another past action ("we were extremely tired"). It suggests that the speaker and others had been traveling for more than 24 hours, resulting in extreme tiredness.
2. James was on his hands and knees on the floor. He was looking for his contact lens.
- "He was looking" is the past continuous form of the verb "to look" and describes the ongoing action of searching for his contact lens. It suggests that James was in the process of searching for his contact lens.
3. Sue was sitting on the ground. She was out of breath. She had been running.
- "She had been running" is the past perfect continuous form of the verb "to run" and indicates the ongoing action of running before another past action ("she was out of breath"). It implies that Sue had been running before becoming out of breath.
4. John and I went for a walk. He was walking very fast and I had difficulty keeping up with him.
- "He was walking" is the past continuous form of the verb "to walk" and describes the ongoing action of walking. It suggests that John was walking at a fast pace.
5. I was sad when I sold my car. I had had it for a very long time.
- "I had had" is the past perfect form of the verb "to have" and indicates that the speaker possessed or owned the car for a very long time before selling it.
6. I was sad when my local cafe closed. I had been going there for many years.
- "I had been going" is the past perfect continuous form of the verb "to go" and describes the ongoing action of going to the local cafe before another past action ("the cafe closed"). It implies that the speaker had been frequently visiting the cafe for many years before its closure.
I hope this detailed explanation helps clarify the answers for you. Let me know if you have any further questions!