Past Simple is used for short actions in a completed period (decided, was), and Past Perfect for an action that happened before another (had graduated before decided).
Se usa el Pasado Simple para acciones cortas y en un período terminado ('decided', 'was'), y el Pasado Perfecto para una acción anterior a otra ('had graduated' before 'decided').
| Task | Darrel ________ (to decide) on a career of a software developer when he ________ (to be) twenty four. It _____ (not / to be) difficult because he _______ (to graduate) from IT college before. |
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| Answer | 3 |
| a | decided / was / wasn't / had been graduating |
| b | decided / had been / wasn't / had graduated |
| c | decided / was / wasn't / had graduated |
| d | decided / was / hadn't been / had graduated |
| comment | 1. We use the Past Simple for short actions in the past and actions which happened in a completed period of time: decided / was 24 / was difficult. 2. We use the Past Perfect to show that one action happened before another one: first he had graduated from the college and then he decided on a career. |
| topic | past tenses |
| level | 2 |
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