Read sentences 1-7. What are the tenses in bold?
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Read sentences 1-7. What are the tenses in bold?
1 I was watching the parade when I saw an old friend in the crowd.
2 He arrived safely in Egypt yesterday.
3 I was writing postcards while John was sunbathing on the balcony yesterday afternoon.
4 I had just finished packing when my taxi arrived.
5 The sun was shining and the birds were singing in the trees.
6 He had been driving for three hours before he reached his destination.
7 When we got off the plane, we waited for our luggage.
Which tense:
a describes two actions which happened one after the other in the past?
b describes the setting for events?
с describes an action which happened at a definite past time?
d describes an action in progress interrupted by another past action?
e describes an action which happened before another past action?
f describes two actions in progress at the same time?
g emphasises the duration of an action which started and finished in the past before another past action?