This flashcard explains that to show the sequence of past actions, the past perfect and past simple tenses are used.
Ce flashcard explique que pour montrer la séquence d'actions passées, on utilise le plus-que-parfait et le prétérit simple.
| Task | Charlie _______ (to come) home before Andy ________ (to finish) cooking. |
|---|---|
| Answer | 3 |
| a | was coming / was finishing |
| b | came / had finished |
| c | had come / finished |
| d | came / finished |
| comment | The first action (Charlie had come home) happened earlier than the second one (Andy finished cooking). To show this sequence we use Past Perfect and Past Simple one after another. |
| topic | past tenses |
| level | 2 |
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