Lesson XVIII: Past-HAD Action Form

B. Past-HAD Action Form Previous patterns: I HAVE STUDIED mathematics for three years now. We HAVE BEEN STUDYING English since we arrived here. New pattern: S Action Block Rng-Block Actional Block … HAD BEEN ING-AF Have-AF … Action Time I HAD STUDIED French BEFORE I MOVED to Paris. I HAD BEEN STUDYING French BEFORE the teacher CAME. Exercise: B.1. Practice Past-HAD-AF Join two statements beginning with the second one. Use BECAUSE + First Statement in the AcnL-Block position. For example: John studied very hard. He answered all the questions . JOHN ANSWERED ALL THE QUESTIONS BECAUSE HE HAD STUDIED VERY HARD. Mary played tennis all yesterday afternoon. She was tired last night. MARY WAS TIRED LAST NIGHT BECAUSE SHE HAD PLAYED TENNIS ALL YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. 1. The boys walked for a long time. Then they decided to take a rest. 2. Mary waited for a bus for a long time. She decided to take a taxi. 3. John needed a new coat for a long time. He bought a new coat yesterday. 4. Mary saved enough money for a plane ticket. She went to Europe. 5. John worked hard all year. He took a long vacation. 6. John's old car broke down. He replaced it with a new bicycle. 7. John slept for ten hours. He felt rested yesterday morning. 8. John practiced for many years. He played the piano very well yesterday.