Past Continuous
Earlier today, Sherlock Holmes _____ (arrive) at the crime scene.
Earlier today, Sherlock Holmes arrived at the crime scene.
After my cleaning woman _____ (leave), my house _____ (be) clean and tidy.
After my cleaning woman had left, my house was clean and tidy.
Mother said, "It's time to leave."
Mother said (that) it was time to leave.
Waffe
Statue
statue
How many states does the US have?
50 (48 + 2)
Yesterday at 8 p.m., Peter _____ (read) a book.
Yesterday at 8 p.m., Peter was reading a book.
She _____ (hurry) home again as soon as she _____ (do) her shopping.
She hurried home again as soon as she had done her shopping.
Sally said, "We have to leave now. It is late."
Sally said (that) they had to leave then (because) it was late.
Zeug:in
Sehenswürdigkeit
witness
sight / landmark
What is the name of the biggest park in New York?
Central Park
He _____ (stand) up, _____ (go) to the phone and _____ (call) his friend.
He stood up, went to the phone and called his friend.
When Mr Kaufmann _____ (watch) Ms Smith closely, he _____ (give) her the job.
When Mr Kaufmann had watched Ms Smith closely, he gave her the job.
She said, "I don't know why he was so unfriendly to me."
She said (that) she didn't know why he had been so unfriendly to her.
Hungersnot
flüssig
famine
fluent
What are the colours of the Irish flag?
green, white, orange
The children _____ (not / play) outside while it _____ (rain) heavily.
The children weren't playing outside while it was raining heavily.
The burglar _____ (not / want) to admit that he _____ (break) into the house.
The burglar didn't want to admit that he had broken into the house.
She told us, "I was in India twice and I had some really shocking experiences there."
She told us (that) she had been in India twice and (that) she had had some really shocking experiences there.
Ausländer:in
Regierung
foreigner
government
What is the name of the main island in New York?
Manhatten
_____ you _____ (do) your homework when I _____ (call) you last night?
Were you doing your homework when I called you last night?
We _____ (want) to invite our neighbours to dinner, but they _____ (not / can) come because they ______ (already / buy) tickets for the opera.
We wanted to invite our neighbours to dinner, but they couldn't come because they had already bought tickets for the opera.
Mr Kaufmann claimed, "Most Austrian children speak English pretty well and they understood everything I said."
Mr Kaufmann claimed (that) most Austrian children speak/spoke English pretty well and (that) they had understood everything he had said.
Festnetz Telefon
Ermittlung, Untersuchung
landline
investigation
What is the capital of United States?
Washington D.C.