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EnglishGirl Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Past Tenses
Complete the story with the vrbes in correct tense (Past Simple , Past Continuous ,Past Perfect)
Last week , police en Germany _________(go) to a man's house to arrest him . They _________(recive) an anonymous phone call the night before.Apparently , the man _________(steal) several cars in the city. However , while the police ________(go) in through the front door of the suspect's house , he ___________(escape) out of the back door and_________(run) into a neighbour's garden.Unfortunately for him , he ___________(leave) his dog , Lumpi, in his house.One of the police officers ______________(tell) the dog to find the man , he__________(hide) behind some bushes !
Please help , I am not sure for some sentence so I have typed the whole text to make it more easy to understand .
Last week , police en Germany _________(go) to a man's house to arrest him . They _________(recive) an anonymous phone call the night before.Apparently , the man _________(steal) several cars in the city. However , while the police ________(go) in through the front door of the suspect's house , he ___________(escape) out of the back door and_________(run) into a neighbour's garden.Unfortunately for him , he ___________(leave) his dog , Lumpi, in his house.One of the police officers ______________(tell) the dog to find the man , he__________(hide) behind some bushes !
Please help , I am not sure for some sentence so I have typed the whole text to make it more easy to understand .
Top answer
Hi, 1. went 2. had received / received 3.
- Hi, 1.
- went 2.
- had received / received 3.
- stole 4.
- were going 5.
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Hi,
1. went
2. had received / received
3. stole
4. were going
5. escaped
6. ran
7. had left
8. told
9. hid
Regards
1. went
2. had received / received
3. stole
4. were going
5. escaped
6. ran
7. had left
8. told
9. hid
Regards
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Hi,
went- had recieved- had stolen- was going - escaped - ran - had left - told - was hiding
Regards,
Iman
went- had recieved- had stolen- was going - escaped - ran - had left - told - was hiding
Regards,
Iman
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Dear Regards,
Your answer to #3 is completely wrong. Since this is an action before another action in the past, past perfect form of the verb is needed.
Best regards,
Iman
Your answer to #3 is completely wrong. Since this is an action before another action in the past, past perfect form of the verb is needed.
Best regards,
Iman
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Police were going (not was going). The word "police" is plural. Sentence 3 is fine.
Regards
Regards
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Hi Regards,
Yes. About "police" you're right, but not about #3.
Cheers,
Iman
Yes. About "police" you're right, but not about #3.
Cheers,
Iman
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hi guys
but i think all of these have to be past simple,except was going
but i think all of these have to be past simple,except was going
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Several can be either simple past or past perfect. I suggest that past perfect is a better choice because one of its functions is to emphasize the order of events:
Last week, police in Germany went to a man's house to arrest him . They had received an anonymous phone call the night before. Apparently, the man had stolen several cars in the city. Howeve
Last week, police in Germany went to a man's house to arrest him . They had received an anonymous phone call the night before. Apparently, the man had stolen several cars in the city. Howeve
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Thank you Mistre Micawber for your clarification.
But isn't "apparently" another reason for using past perfect?
Thank you in advance,
Iman
But isn't "apparently" another reason for using past perfect?
Thank you in advance,
Iman
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I see no particular connection between that adverb and past perfect, Iman, though of course they could occur together.
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