Hello everyone!
Today we begin with the first grammar content in unit 10. We are going to discuss the past perfect tense, its formation and use, along with some exercises from the web, but also some interesting personal examples. Look at the two sentences in exercise 1, both in past perfect, both in connection to the text about Phoebe Snetsinger. When you answer the two questions referring to them, you should get the answers:
1. Her returning from the trip.
2. Spotting the birds
Now you can get the rule rectangle filled in:
Form the past perfect with had (or 'd) + the PAST PARTICIPLE of the verb.
(eg. I had seen the movie....)
(eg. I had seen the movie....)
In the rectangle you also have the definition of the use of this tense. The past perfect describes a past event that had happened before another past event. That's why in Macedonian we usually refer to it as предминато време.
We usually use the past perfect to make it clear which action happened first. Maybe we are already talking about something in the past and we want to mention something else that is further back in time. This is often used to explain or give a reason for something in the past:
1. Now read through exercise 2, sentences 1–8 and complete the exercise. Think carefully about the past participle you need to use and if you need a regular or an irregular past participle. Send me the answers.
2. Complete the sentences in exercise 3 about yourself, using the past perfect. Send me the answers.
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As our first vocabulary content in unit 10, let's look at time linkers. We use time linkers when we want to join two sentences. They are rather useful in storytelling, as they indicate time and help us understand exactly when things happened, happen, or will happen. They also help us keep our speech organized as we're trying to communicate. Look at the following sentences:
1. I started studying as soon as I got home.
2. When I got hungry, I had a sandwich.
3. I studied for hours. Then I had a coffee.
4. I studied until 2.30 in the morning.
5. I fell asleep while I was studying.
- I'd eaten dinner so I wasn't hungry.
- It had snowed in the night, so the bus didn't arrive.
1. Now read through exercise 2, sentences 1–8 and complete the exercise. Think carefully about the past participle you need to use and if you need a regular or an irregular past participle. Send me the answers.
2. Complete the sentences in exercise 3 about yourself, using the past perfect. Send me the answers.
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As our first vocabulary content in unit 10, let's look at time linkers. We use time linkers when we want to join two sentences. They are rather useful in storytelling, as they indicate time and help us understand exactly when things happened, happen, or will happen. They also help us keep our speech organized as we're trying to communicate. Look at the following sentences:
1. I started studying as soon as I got home.
2. When I got hungry, I had a sandwich.
3. I studied for hours. Then I had a coffee.
4. I studied until 2.30 in the morning.
5. I fell asleep while I was studying.
The meaning of the linkers can be analyzed as:
As soon as = at exactly the same moment
When = at the same moment or soon after
Then = after that
Until = up to a point in time
While = at the same time as
TASK 2:
3. Read through the story in exercise 1 and complete it with the words in the list. Send me the answers.
4. Match the halves of the sentences in exercise 2. Send me the complete sentences.
TASK 3 (extra effort for extra grade <3 )
НЕ Е ЗАДОЛЖИТЕЛНА, но ако се сработи кажува многу ;)
НЕ Е ЗАДОЛЖИТЕЛНА, но ако се сработи кажува многу ;)
5. Listen to the story, and notice the different verb forms being used. We call them narrative tenses - to sequence stories about the past. Past perfect is one of them. (The others are past simple and continuous).
Here’s the transcript to the mystery story, but with some of the verbs ‘gapped’. Try to put them in the correct tense. Listen to answer and to check.
Here’s the transcript to the mystery story, but with some of the verbs ‘gapped’. Try to put them in the correct tense. Listen to answer and to check.
Last night I _________________ (walk) home next to the river Thames, when something strange _________________ (happen) to me. It was late at night and I _________________ (have) a long and difficult day at work. There was a large full moon in the sky and everything was quiet. I was tired and lonely and I _________________ (just have) a few pints of beer in my local pub, so I decided to stop by the riverside and look at the moon for a while.
I _________________ (sit) on some steps very close to the water’s edge and looked up at the big yellow moon and wondered if it really was made of cheese. I felt very tired so I _________________ (close) my eyes and after a few minutes, I _________________ (fall) asleep. When I woke up, the moon _________________ (move) behind a cloud and it was very dark and cold. The wind _________________ (blow) and an owl _________________ (hoot) in a tree above me. I rubbed my eyes and started to get up, when suddenly I _________________ (hear) a splash. I _________________ (look) down at the water and saw something. Something terrible and frightening, and unlike anything I’d ever seen before. Something _________________ (come) out of the water and _________________ (move) towards me. Something green and strange and ugly. It was a long green arm and it _________________ (stretch) out from the water to grab my leg. I was so scared that I couldn’t move. I _________________ (never be) so scared in my whole life. The cold green hand _________________ (move) closer and closer when suddenly there was a blue flash and a strange noise from behind me. Someone _________________ (jump) onto the stairs next to me. He _________________ (wear) strange clothes and he had a crazy look in his eyes. He shouted “Get Back!” and _________________ (point) something at the monster in the water. There was a bright flash and the monster hissed and disappeared.
I looked up at the man. He looked strange, but kind. “Don’t fall asleep by the river when there’s a full moon”, he said “The Moon Goblins will get you.” I _________________ (never hear) of moon goblins before. I didn’t know what to do. “Who… who are you?” I asked him. “You can call me… The Doctor.” He said. I _________________ (try) to think of something else to say when he turned around and said, “Watch the stars at night, and be careful of the full moon”. I was trying to understand what he meant, when there was another blue flash and I closed my eyes. When I opened them again, he _________________ (go).
I couldn’t believe what _________________(happen). What on earth were Moon Goblins, and who was the mysterious Doctor? And why had he saved me? I was determined to find the answers to these strange questions. I stood up, looked at the moon and quickly walked home.
I looked up at the man. He looked strange, but kind. “Don’t fall asleep by the river when there’s a full moon”, he said “The Moon Goblins will get you.” I _________________ (never hear) of moon goblins before. I didn’t know what to do. “Who… who are you?” I asked him. “You can call me… The Doctor.” He said. I _________________ (try) to think of something else to say when he turned around and said, “Watch the stars at night, and be careful of the full moon”. I was trying to understand what he meant, when there was another blue flash and I closed my eyes. When I opened them again, he _________________ (go).
I couldn’t believe what _________________(happen). What on earth were Moon Goblins, and who was the mysterious Doctor? And why had he saved me? I was determined to find the answers to these strange questions. I stood up, looked at the moon and quickly walked home.
Extra activities because practice makes perfect :)
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I'll be expecting your answers till Tuesday, 23;59 pm. Sending lots of love to you all 💕
