tailieunhanh - Focus on advanced english C.A.E part 11

The text has a number of gaps in it where paragraphs have been removed and placed below the text. You have to choose one for each gap. There is one paragraph which you won't need. | 5 GLOBETROTTING Focus on Grammar Past past perfect simple continuous I Past simple continuous a Look at these examples and underline the finite verbs. Say what the tenses are in each case. Then complete the explanations below with the name of the correct tense. 1 When Rachel arrived in Bangladesh her host Ujol was waiting for her at the station. 2 As soon as she arrived he took her home to his two-room flat and introduced her to his family. 3 While she stayed in his home she slept in the large room. 4 The sun was just rising as she left the house and set off on the next stage of her journey. used to describe a series of events in a narrative. used to describe the background to an event or story. used to describe two events that happen at the same time. used to describe a longer action or event which was interrupted by a shorter one. b Complete these sentences with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets. 1 A friend of mine. fly from Heathrow to Boston when he . be take violently ill. 2 As his temperature. soar he. begin to lapse into unconsciousness. The steward said he would look for a doctor 3 A stewardess. give my friend emergency oxygen by the time the steward . return . 2 Past perfect simple continuous a Underline the finite verbs in these examples and say what tense they are in. Then complete the explanations below. 1 Ujol s original plan had been for himself and Mr Rachel to sleep in his room. 2 Once we had all got over our initial shyness it was wonderful to live as part of an ordinary family. 3 Andrea had been planning her trip to Britain for months. She intended to stay with 14 different hosts for each of whom she had prepared a gift. The past perfect refers to an action or event which action in the past. It is used to 70 make events in a narrative clear It is often used to set the scene at the start of a story. It is not necessary to use the past perfect if clear from the context or from the .