Past participles
driven
to draw
drew
Sie hat gestern ihre Schlüssel verloren
She lost her keys yesterday
I told John not to drive because he _____ all night. (to drink)
I told John not to drive because he had been drinking all night.
We use the ____________________ to contrast an ongoing action with a single event which interrupts it.
Example: Wir fuhren über die Brücke, als sie anfing zusammenzubrechen.
past continuous
dreamt or dreamed
flew
Hast du schon mal Sushi gegessen?
Have you ever eaten sushi?
Why did you change the channel? I ______ that movie. (to watch)
Why did you change the channel? I was watching that movie.
Which tense is used together with lately, recently, yet?
present perfect
to eat
eaten
to rise
rose
Ich war noch nie in Irland.
I've never been to Ireland.
When I saw Clara, I realised that she ______ much in all those years. (not - to change)
When I saw Clara, I realised that she hadn't changed much in all those years.
Form a sentence in the 3rd conditional.
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to teach
taught
to shut
shut
Explain the difference between these two sentences:
She lived in this town her whole life.
She has lived in this town her whole life.
lived --> she's no longer alive
has lived --> she's still alive
When he entered the room, somebody _____ him in the head. (to hit)
When he entered the room, somebody hit him in the head.
past participle of to fight
fought
to show
shown
must
had to
Er lief zum Auto, stieg ein und fuhr ab.
He ran to the car, jumped in and drove away.
We _____ for about 20 minutes when the plane was hit by turbulence. (to fly)
We had been flying for about 20 minutes when the plane was hit by turbulence.
(colloquially: were flying is also okay)
simple past of to swear
swore