Strong Adjectives
Tired
I was exhausted!
I was exhausted!
I was dead tired!
Yesterday I ---- a special lamp.
Yesterday I bought a special lamp. (A simple past event that ended in the past)
“I’m tired,” she whispered.
She whispered that she ... tired.
She whispered that she was tired.
Afraid
I was terrified!
I was terrified!
I was scared stiff!
I ---- (to play), when suddenly a man screamed my name!
I was playing, when suddenly a man screamed my name! (The long action is the past continuous, the sudden interruption is the past simple)
“I don’t know,” he mumbled.
He mumbled that he ... know.
He mumbled that he didn't know.
1. Angry
2. Embarrassed
1. I was furious!
2. I was I was mortified!
I was furious
I was boiling with anger!
I was playing the piano, while my friend ----- (to dance)
I was playing the piano, while my friend was dancing. (Past continuous was happening at the same time as something else)
“I can’t stay,” she murmured.
She murmured that she ... stay.
She murmured that she couldn’t stay.
1. Happy
2. Impressive
1. I was delighted!
2. It was magnificent!
1. I was delighted!
2. I was devastated!
1. I was over the moon!
2. I was down in the dumps!
1. Before I did the exam, I ---- (to study)
2. First I got up at 7. Then I ... (to have) breakfast.
1. Before I did the exam, I had studied. (Past perfect is the past of the past)
2. First I got up at 7. Then I had breakfast. (Listing successive events are past simple)
1. “I’ll help you,” he whispered.
He whispered that he ... help me.
2. “I’m waiting here,” he murmured.
He murmured that he ... there.
1. He whispered that he would help me.
2. He murmured that he was waiting there.
1. Sad
2. Surprised
1. I was devastated!
2. I was astonished!
1. I felt embarrassed!
2. It was magnificent!
1. I wished the ground would swallow me up!
2. It took my breath away!
1. By the time I got home, my little sister ... (go to bed)
2. She was walking, when suddenly she ... (to fall down)!
1. By the time I got home, my little sister had gone to bed. (Past perfect is the past of the past)
2. She was walking, when suddenly she fell down! (The long action is the past continuous, the sudden interruption is the past simple)
1. “I’ve seen him,” she mumbled.
She mumbled that she ... him.
2. “I saw Tom yesterday,” she whispered.
She whispered that she ... Tom ...
1. She mumbled that she had seen him.
2. She whispered that she had seen Tom the day before.