Past Simple is used for short completed actions ('came', 'saw'), and Past Perfect for an action that happened before another ('had already packed' before 'saw').
Se usa el Pasado Simple para acciones cortas y completadas ('came', 'saw'), y el Pasado Perfecto para una acción anterior a otra ('had already packed' before 'saw').
| Task | When Richard _______ (to come) in he ______ (to see) that Chasey (already / pack) a suitcase. |
|---|---|
| Answer | 2 |
| a | had come / saw / had already packed |
| b | came / saw / had already packed |
| c | came / saw / already packed |
| d | had come / had seen / had already packed |
| comment | 1. We use the Past Simple for short completed actions in the past: came / saw. 2. We use the Past Perfect to show that one action happened before another one: first she had packed a suitcase and then he came in and saw it. |
| topic | past tenses |
| level | 2 |
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