General English Level 4 V 3
UNIT 04 What happenend? TOPIC 04 A folk tale
Writing WRITING 04 The past perfect tense
In this activity you will practise using the past perfect tense.
1 Look at the pairs of sentences below.
2 For each pair, link sentence 1 to sentence 2 to make one sentence.
3 Use the past perfect in the first part of the sentence.
4 Join the sentences with and .

Example

Sentence 1 Sentence 2
She had finished her course. She was looking for a job.
She had finished her course and was looking for a job.
Sentence 1 Sentence 2
He studied for six long years. He was now looking forward to the end.
The company grew. They were looking for more staff.
She promised to marry him. She was waiting for him to return.
Spring came early. Our crops were growing well.
A stranger came to the village. People were afraid of him.
A storm came up. The fishing boats were still out at sea.
They bought a new car. They were planning a camping holiday.

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