Past Simple / Past Perfect 1. We (to check) our dictations before the teacher (to
take) them.
2. Peter said he always (to want) to go to China.
3. Laura (to be) glad that her parents (to phone) her.
4. I (to tell) Rick that I (to give) all the discs to my
brother.
5. Antony (to see) Claire yesterday. He (not to see her
in years.
6. Hardly Terry (to open) the door, when his dog (to run)
into the house.
7. When they (to see) road accident, they (to call) the
police
Объяснение:
1. Have checked/ took
2. Wanted
3. Was/ phoned
4. Have told/ gave
5. Saw/ haven’t seen
6. Opened/ ran
7. Saw/ called
Explanation: This sentence is in Past Simple tense because both actions happened in the past, at different times. First, "we checked our dictations" and then "the teacher took them."
2. Peter said he always wanted to go to China.
Explanation: This sentence is also in Past Simple tense because it describes a habitual action or a repeated action in the past. Peter always wanted to go to China, but it doesn't specify if he actually went or not.
3. Laura was glad that her parents had phoned her.
Explanation: This sentence is a combination of Past Simple and Past Perfect tense. "Laura was glad" indicates a state of being in the past, and "her parents had phoned her" indicates an action that happened before this state. The Past Perfect tense is used to show that the phoning happened before Laura's state of being glad.
4. I told Rick that I had given all the discs to my brother.
Explanation: This sentence also uses Past Simple and Past Perfect tense. "I told Rick" and "I had given" both happened in the past, but "I had given" indicates an action that happened before "I told Rick."
5. Antony saw Claire yesterday. He had not seen her in years.
Explanation: This sentence combines Past Simple and Past Perfect tense. "Antony saw Claire yesterday" describes a specific action that happened in the past, and "He had not seen her in years" indicates an action that happened before this specific action. The Past Perfect tense is used to show that Antony had not seen Claire for a long time before yesterday.
6. Hardly Terry opened the door when his dog ran into the house.
Explanation: This sentence is in Past Simple tense. "Terry opened the door" and "his dog ran into the house" are two actions that happened one after the other in the past. The word "hardly" suggests that the second action happened immediately after the first action.
7. When they saw a road accident, they called the police.
Explanation: This sentence is in Past Simple tense. "They saw a road accident" and "they called the police" are two actions that happened one after the other in the past. The word "when" indicates the time connection between the two actions.