Who had owned it? What had they done?

Образование Past Perfect

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Случаи употребления Past Perfect:

v Действие, закончившееся до определенного момента в прошлом, на который может указывать точная дата или час, начало другого действия или контекст:

After the Sun had set, we saw thousands of fireflies.
После того, как зашло солнце, мы увидели тысячи светлячков.

v Перечисление действий в прошлом, произошедших до времени повествования в целом:

I finally caught Lucky and looked around. The nasty dog had scratched the furniture, had torn the wallpapers and had eaten my lunch on the table.
Я наконец поймал Лаки и осмотрелся вокруг. Мерзкая собака исцарапала мебель, порвала обои и съела мой обед на столе.

The Past Perfect is a form of the verb that shows the action or state was complete before some time in the past.

For example: Lisa had danced before she came.

Past Perfect Story 1

Where were they? What happened?
What had they done?

Last night, Dane and Emily danced in a competition. They danced a salsa dance. They had practiced for 6 months before they danced in the competition. They were very good.

Dane and Emily's friends were in the audience. Before that night, they had never seen Dane and Emily dance. In fact, Dane and Emily had never danced in front of anyone before the competition.

After everyone had danced, the judges announced the winners. Dane and Emily won! They were the best dancers in the competition. Emily said she had never practiced so hard before! She was glad they had practiced a lot.

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Audience – зритель, слушатель, публика, прослушивание

Judge – судья

Announce – объявлять

Past Perfect Story 2

Where were they? What did they do?
What had they done?

Last weekend, Mark and Trisha went on a date. Mark took Trisha to the golf course. Mark loved to golf. He had learned to golf as a child. He had even played on a team in high school.

Before that day, Trisha had never golfed. She did not know how to hold the golf club. She did not know the rules.

Mark taught Trisha how to play. After Trisha had learned the basics, she hit the ball. It was a good hit! Mark had taught Trisha well.
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Go on date – пойти на свидание

Basics – основы

Past Perfect Story 3

Where had I gone? What had I done? What had I seen?

I had never seen such beautiful sights before I visited Paris in 2012. I had saved money for 5 years before I booked my trip to Paris. I was very excited! Before my trip to Paris, I had never been out of the United States.

When I went to Paris, I spent many days touring the city. The city was big. Sometimes I got lost and asked for directions. I asked for directions in French. That was easy because I had studied French for 2 years before I visited Paris.

By the time I left Paris, I had toured many beautiful places. The Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame Cathedral, and Luxembourg Gardens were just a few of the places I saw. Before I visited Paris, I had only seen those places on television.
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Sights – пойти на свидание

Save money – копить деньги

Book – забронировать

Past Perfect Story 4

Who had owned it? What had they done?

The Smith family had never owned a car until they bought their first automobile in 1906. Before they bought it, they had only used horses and a buggy for transportation. They had never owned anything so expensive before they bought the car.

The Smith family was very excited about their automobile. The children had never ridden in an automobile before their parents purchased the car. They had only seen a few automobiles when they went to town for supplies. But nobody they knew had ever owned an automobile before that day. They felt very lucky.
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Own - владеть

Buggy – коляска, карета

Supplies – снабжения, запас, товар