Past Perfect
Past Perfect
Past Perfect
They had eaten pizza when I came to their place — Они съели пиццу,
когда я пришел к ним
Сравните:
I learned Italian at school — Я учил итальянский язык в школе
(Past Simple, человек больше не учится в школе)
I had learned Italian before I visited Milan — Я учил итальянский язык
до того, как посетил Милан (Past Perfect используется для действие,
которое завершилось до другого действия в прошлом)
Образование Past Perfect
Example/Пример:
Example/ Пример
1. Jill was afraid she _____ (forget) her key at home, but she found it
in her handbag.
2. Dad wasn’t at home when I came back. He _____ (go) out twenty
minutes before.
7. I knew him at once though I _____ (meet) him many years before.
9. They couldn’t believe he _____ (give up) his job in the bank. He
_____ (make) a good living there.
11. Alice asked her brother where he _____ (arrange) to meet his
friends.
12. We had no car at that time because we _____ (sell) our old one.
Example/Пример
— They had lived in the country before they moved to the city.