PAST SIMPLE
In May Tania Aebi _____________(set out) from New York.
set out
It __________________ (rain) when Tania left New York.
was raining
Tania ______________ (drop out) from college
These are one word linkers we use when a situation contrasts with another
despite/although
Freya Stark ________ in 1993
died
was
She _______________(cry) as she ________ (wave) her hand to friends and family.
was crying/waved
She _______________never (sail) a boat
had never sailed
A sentence using Although /even tough
Although /even tough
By the time she was 40, she _________(go) to remote places
had gone
She ________________ (emphasize met) some wonderful people
did meet
While she ____________ (sail) through the Mediterranean, she avoided a collision with a tanker.
was sailing
She ____________________ (get) lost and finally taught herself how to navigate
had got
A sentence using the contrasting linker at the beginning of a sentence
Despite the time, I decided to bound for the beach.
In addition to English, she _________ (already/learn) Italian and Latin
had already learnt/learned
Use the verb get back in a sentence
get back= return
was sailing
We use the past perfect to talk about ____________
two activities that happened at different times in the past
Write a sentence using the word given. Although it was raining, I had lunch outside.
Despite the rain, I had lunch outside
________________ she was nervous, he gave a good performance
Even tough/Altough/Despite
When Tania left New Your, she _______ Bermuda
bound for = travelling towards a place
Freya _____________(work) in a factory in Italy.
was working
Unscramble. She solo the around world had sailed
She had sailed solo around the world.
She learned about the importance of _________ a clear goal.
having
They managed to get in__________ the security was tight
even tough