Lesson 118 What were you doing?
ask
sell sold sold
I asked the price of the car, but they had already sold it.
run, ran, run
leave, left, left
platform 站台
The day before yesterday, I ran to the platform quickly, but the train had already left.
go, went, gone
finish, finished
She had finished the housework before she went out.
go on holiday 度假
take the exam 考试
go, went, gone
take, took, taken
She went on the holiday after she had taken the exam.
Lesson 120 It had already happened.
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correct 纠正
exercise 练习
Lesson 118 What were you doing?
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Written exercises 书面练习 A
1 He knocked at the door when I was answering the phone.
2 He came downstairs when I was having breakfast.
3 The phone rang when I was washing the dishes.
4 The boss arrived when she was typing a letter.
5 The rain left when I was buying the tickets.
6 It rained heavily when I was driving to London.
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Written exercise 书面练习B
cook a meal, wash the dishes, work in the garden, type letters
shave, boil the milk, phone my sister, dust the bedroom
1 When he arrived I was cooking a meal.
2 He arrived when I was washing the dishes.
3 When he arrived I was working in the garden.
4 When he arrived I was typing letters.
5 When he arrived I was shaving.
6 When he arrived I was boiling the milk.
7 When he arrived I was phoning to my sister.
8 When he arrived I was dusting the bedroom.
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Written exercises 书面练习 C
1 While I was cooking the dinner, he was having a wash.
2 While I was cooking the dinner, he was watching television.
3 While I was cooking the dinner, he was cleaning his shoes.
4 While I was cooking the dinner, he was listening to the radio.
5 While I was cooking the dinner, he was changing his suit.
6 While I was cooking the dinner, he was sitting in the dining room.
7 While I was cooking the dinner, he was reading the paper.
8 While I was cooking the dinner, he was driving home from work.
Lesson 120 It had already happened.
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Written exercises 书面练习A
1 He dropped the vase after he had taken it into the living room.
2 He bought another car after he had sold his old one.
3 He swept the floor after he had dusted everything.
4 She drank the milk after she had boiled it.
5 He turned off the television after he had seen the programme.
6 He went to bed after he had done his homework.
page 244 Written exercises 书面练习 B
1 Yes, I have just seen it. I had never seen it before.
2 Yes, they have just read it. They had never read it before.
3 Yes, she has just tried it. She had never tried it before.
4 Yes, I have just been there. I had never been there before.