English Unlimited HTL 1, Schulbuch

6 The modern Olympics have been / were in Greece twice. 7 My brother’s a journalist. He ’s visited / He visited a lot of countries. 8 My great-grandfather was a journalist. He ’s visited / He visited a lot of countries in the 1890s. 9 I never had / have never smoked . 10 I started / have started school when I was five. Past perfect Bedeutung Wenn wir über vergangene Handlungen sprechen und ausdrücken wollen, dass eine Handlung vor einer anderen stattfand, wird die erste Handlung in der Past Perfect (Plusquamperfekt, Vorvergangenheit) ausgedrückt. Solche chronologischen Abläufe werden oft mit before oder after ausgedrückt. She had eaten a big pizza before she ordered ice cream. We travelled to India after we had spent four weeks in Australia. When I arrived at the station, the train had alread y left . Form Das Past Perfect wird mit had + past participle ( Partizip Perfekt , 3. Form des Verbs) gebildet. had + past participle She had read all the Harry Potter stories before she saw the first movie. We hadn’t met her sister before last week’s party. Had they been to Spain before they visited you in Paris? Yes, they had. / No, they hadn’t. Kurzformen I’d = I had you’d = you had we’d = we had they’d = they had he’d = he had she’d = she had it’d = it had hadn’t = had not Practice Fill in the correct tenses (past perfect or past simple). 1 After the bear (return) to the cave, it (feed) the cubs. 2 When Mitch (come) round the corner, the bus just (leave). 3 Before my sister started to (play) the piano, she (have) dancing lessons for four years. 4 I (be) extremely tired after I (study) maths for three hours. 5 Dad (turn on) the TV after he (eat) dinner. 6 They (go) hiking in the Alps before they (visit) their mother in Dort- mund. 7 Mark (sell) his guitar before he (buy) a new waveboard. 8 After I (do) all my homework, I (read) my favourite novel until 1.00 am. 164 G Grammar reference and practice Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv