Question

Read the sentences below. Then think of explanations for the situation or event using the past perfect. What had happened? 1. A man was holding a lottery ticket and smiling. 2. The car drove onto the pavement and hit a lamp post. 3. A cleaner found a wallet under the seats in the cinema. 4. A security guard stopped a woman outside the department store. 5. The boy opened the envelope, read the letter and started to dance around. Прочтите приведенные ниже предложения. Затем придумайте объяснения ситуации или события, используя прошедшее совершенное время. Что случилось? 1. Мужчина держал в руках лотерейный билет и улыбался. 2. Автомобиль выехал на тротуар и врезался в фонарный столб. 3. Уборщица нашла бумажник под сиденьями в кинотеатре. 4. Охранник остановил женщину у входа в универмаг. 5. Мальчик вскрыл конверт, прочитал письмо и начал танцевать вокруг.

Answer 1

Ответы:

• 1) He had just won a great sum of money.
• 2) The driver had lost control.
• 3) Apparently, someone had accidentally dropped it while watching a movie.
• 4) It seemed to him that she had stolen something.
• 5) He had received a letter from Santa Claus.

Пояснения:

1) A man was holding a lottery ticket and smiling.

Explanation: He had just won a great sum of money.

• Мужчина держал в руках лотерейный билет и улыбался.
• Он только что выиграл огромную сумму денег.

2) The car drove onto the pavement and hit a lamp post.

Explanation: The driver had lost control.

• Автомобиль выехал на тротуар и врезался в фонарный столб.
• Водитель не справился с управлением.

3) A cleaner found a wallet under the seats in the cinema.

Explanation: Apparently, someone had accidentally dropped it while watching a movie.

• Уборщица нашла бумажник под сидениями в кинотеатре.
• Видимо, кто-то случайно выронил его во время просмотра фильма.

4) A security guard stopped a woman outside the department store.

Explanation: It seemed to him that she had stolen something.

• Охранник остановил женщину у входа в универмаг.
• Ему показалось, что она что-то украла.

5) The boy opened the envelope, read the letter and started to dance around.

Explanation: He had received a letter from Santa Claus.

• Мальчик вскрыл конверт, прочитал письмо и начал танцевать вокруг.
• Он получил письмо от Санты Клауса.

Теория:

Past Perfect (прошедшее совершенное время) образуется по схеме had + V3  (Past Participle).

Answer 2

1. The man had won the lottery before he was holding the ticket and smiling.
2. The car had swerved to avoid something on the road before it drove onto the pavement and hit a lamp post.
3. The wallet had been dropped or forgotten by someone who had previously been in the cinema.
4. The woman had previously been caught stealing from the department store before the security guard recognized her and stopped her.
5. The letter had contained exciting news or a surprise that had made the boy dance around before he even opened it.