Friday 29 May 2009

BACCALAUREATE EXAM EXERCISES : TIME EXPRESSIONS / SIGNAL WORDS

BACCALAUREATE EXAM EXERCISES


TIME EXPRESSIONS / SIGNAL WORDS

PAST PERFECT

had + past participle

Used with by the time to express two activities in the past, one occurring before the other. First activity: past perfect/second activity: simple past. Can also be used with

after / before

She went to bed after she had turned off the lights.

She had turned off the lights before she went to bed.

when.
By the time / When we arrived, he had already left.

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