4match the sentences (1-12) with the correct description (a-1).
1 it was raining and the wind was blowing
2 he was exhausted because he had been
walking all day.
3 there was no milk left because jack had drunk
it all.
4 she had finished by 8 o'clock.
5 the storm broke out after we had been driving
for four hours.
6 he got into the car, started the engine and
drove away
7 the party had already started by the time
arrived.
8 heath ledger died in 2008.
9 i was cycling to work when i fell off my bike.
10 the beatles made lots of records.
11 i was sleeping at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
12 she had been trying to find a job in hollywood
for years before she moved to miami.
a)past equivalent of the present perfect
b)action that was in progress at a stated past time
c)past actions which happened one after the other
d)action which is not connected with the present and
happened at a definite past time not mentioned
e)background description to events in a story
f)emphasis on the duration of an action which
started and finished in the past before another
past action or a stated time in the past
g)past equivalent of the present perfect continue
h)past action which occurred before another action
i)past action in progress interrupted by another
j)past action which occurred before a stated time
in the past
k)event which happened at a stated past time
l)past action of certain duration which had visible
results in the past
1 it was raining and the wind was blowing e)
2 he was exhausted because he had been
walking all day. l)
3 there was no milk left because jack had drunk
it all. a)
4 she had finished by 8 o'clock. j)
5 the storm broke out after we had been driving
for four hours. g)
6 he got into the car, started the engine and
drove away c)
7 the party had already started by the time
arrived. h)
8 heath ledger died in 2008. k)
9 i was cycling to work when i fell off my bike. i)
10 the beatles made lots of records. d)
11 i was sleeping at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon. b)
12 she had been trying to find a job in hollywood
for years before she moved to miami. f)