Question

Grammar: past perfect Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. I ______ (start) university when I was 20, by which time I _____ (already/ spend) a year travelling. I _____ (think) it would be good to have a gap year and get away from studying for a while and it was also a chance to go travelling. I ____ (always/want) to go to the US, so I ______ (decide) to work for six months and then spend a few months in the US. I ____ (previously/ work) part-time in a shop when I was at school, so 1 _____ (get) a full-time job there and ____ (start) to earn the money for my trip. After I _____ (save up) enough money, I bought my ticket and finally set off.

Answer 1

I started (start) university when I was 20, by which time I had already spent (already/ spend) a year travelling. I thought (think) it would be good to have a gap year and get away from studying for a while and it was also a chance to go travelling. I have always wanted (always/want) to go to the US, so I decided to work for six months and then spend a few months in the US. I had previosuly worked part-time in a shop when I was at school, so I got a full-time job there and started to earn the money for my trip. After I had saved enough money, I bought my ticket and finally set off.

Answer 2

Here is the completed text with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets:

I had started university when I was 20, by which time I had already spent a year travelling. I had thought it would be good to have a gap year and get away from studying for a while, and it was also a chance to go travelling. I had always wanted to go to the US, so I decided to work for six months and then spend a few months in the US. I had previously worked part-time in a shop when I was at school, so I got a full-time job there and started to earn the money for my trip. After I had saved up enough money, I bought my ticket and finally set off.