…but it had already finished. Look back to Frank’s story on p. 130. In the article, he says I moved to Berlin as soon as I had completed my basic training. Which happened first? Tick () the correct answer. 1 I moved to Berlin 2 I had completed my basic training When we are talking about a past event (e. g. I moved to Berlin) we often use the past perfect to show that something else had happened before that (e. g. as soon as I had completed my basic training). Complete the sentences with finished, eaten and left. Read through Frank’s story on p. 130 again and find other examples of the past perfect tense. Think of two events in your life and put them in order using the past simple and past perfect tenses. Example: When I arrived at the station today, the train had already left. Getting information and recommendations Your class is planning an end-of-year trip. You want to go to a nice place. How do you choose it? Do you: ■■ ask your teachers? ■■ discuss it with your parents? ■■ look for places on the internet? ■■ ask friends about places they know? ■■ go to a travel agency? ■■ do something else? Listen to Alexander from Vienna asking his friends at boarding school about day trips. 1 Why does he want to go on a day trip? 2 Does he choose Hampton Court, Windsor or Cambridge? Can you remember what they said? Match 1–8 with A–H. 1 Have you been to Hampton Court? A OK, I’ll think about it. Thanks. 2 You could ask Sue. B Neither. 3 What was it like? C Good, I’ll take them there. 4 Have you visited Windsor? D Good idea, I’ll ask her. 5 It’s really nice. E Windsor? The castle you mean? 6 Which one should we go to? F Yes, I went there last year. 7 Take them to Cambridge. They’ll love it. Really. G Well, you can take the train. 8 Do you know how to get there? H It was all right, but quite expensive. In pairs, take turns to say sentences 1–8 and remember the answers. 17 Grammar Past perfect 18 Past perfect: had + past participle 1 2 Had she already gone when you arrived? Had you ever eaten sushi before you went to Japan? Yes, she had. No, I hadn’t. 3 4 The war had already when I joined the army. Romesh arrived really late for the party and I had already . 5 I hadn’t insects before and they tasted really funny. 1 Grammar reference and practice, p. 175 19 20 21 Listening wg67i9 a 53 b 22 Vocabulary Getting information a b Language skills Extras Explore 11 Experiences 135 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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