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one location to another. Grammar in Context
Observe the following sentences from both Text A and Text B, paying special
attention to the use of the past perfective aspect of the verb. Then do the following
two task
1) She told me she was sad to lose her little girl but happy to see that I had
turned into a beautiful young woman. (Para. 2, Text A)
2)I think I had known for quite a while but had not been willing to admit it to
myself. (Para. 8, Text A)
3) What I didn't know, and what she had kept from me, was that her condition
wasn't improving (Para. 8, Text A
4)Looking over my sons shoulder, I saw that several young pine trees had
been planted recently. (Para. 12, Text A)
5) All I could think about was how it would hurt you if a policeman came to
your door and said I'd been killed. (Para. 7, Text B)
Task 1: Combine each pair of sentences into one by making use of the past perfect
aspect of the verb
1) a We rushed to the railway station
b We found the train left already.
2)a. I learnt some English at high school in China
b I became an English Major at an American college after I finished high
school in China
3)a. I got to the cinema by bike
b. Kathy got there even earlier and picked up the tickets
4)a I shut the door.
b. Immediately afterwards the telephone rang
