Match rules 1-3 with the examples of tenses a-c. Then find more examples of these tenses in the text on pages 12-13.
a. past continuous
Some workers were repairing the building.
b. past simple
Some experts opened the box.
c. past perfect
Water had destroyed the documents a long time before they opened the box.
1 – b | 2 – a | 3 – c |
Các ví dụ khác trong trang 12 và 13:
- Thì quá khứ đơn:
As the economy grew, there was a need for faster and more efficient transport.
Bicycles were used to get around, commute to work, transport goods to markets, and even to travel long distances.
- Thì quá khứ hoàn thành:
Had bicycles been an important means for many years before the advent of motorised vehicles?
The motor vehicles on the roads had not increased dramatically until the 1990s.