Past Perfect & narrative tenses – English Grammar B2
Past Perfect & narrative tenses
Narativna vremena pokazuju redosled događaja: šta se dešavalo, šta se desilo i šta je već bilo završeno.
Past Perfect
Had + past participle označava događaj koji se desio pre drugog prošlog trenutka.
Pre ranijeg događaja u prošloj naraciji koristimo had left.
Past Continuous za pozadinu
Was/were + -ing opisuje radnju u toku ili pozadinu kada se desi kraći događaj.
Was cooking daje pozadinsku radnju.
Past Simple za niz događaja
Past Simple povezuje završene događaje u redosledu kojim su se desili.
Za jednostavan niz događaja obično je dovoljan Past Simple.
Test Your Knowledge
Choose the correct option. Click Check Answers to see explanations. Each question has one intended correct answer.
1. By the time I arrived, the film ___ already started.
2. She discovered that someone ___ her wallet.
3. When we reached the platform, the train ___ left.
4. I realised I ___ my keys at home.
5. He couldn’t enter because he ___ forgotten the code.
6. I ___ dinner when the electricity went off.
7. The children ___ when the teacher entered.
8. While she ___, her phone rang.
9. We ___ TV when we heard a strange noise.
10. It ___ heavily when the accident happened.
11. He ___ the message and replied immediately.
12. She ___ the door and walked into the room.
13. They ___ the tickets and entered the cinema.
14. The waiter ___ our order and brought the drinks.
15. I ___ the computer, saved the file and left.
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