Beiträge von Schnecke

    Hallo ich brauche ganz dringend HILFE!!!
    Könnt ihr bitte meine Hausaufgaben durchschauen , ob sie so in Ordnung sind ..Es ist einfach nicht mein Thema :(

    Past continuous
    Das unterstrichen ist von mir.

    1. Her brakes failed when she was driving a car.
    2. He did a PhD while he was working full-time.
    3. There was an announcement when I was working in my office.
    4. We saw a musical while we were having a holiday.
    5. I made a mistake when I was working.
    6. Our food was brought while my friend was phoning.
    7. He cut himself when he was speaking with a customer.
    8. Bob arrived when his house was burning.

    simple past

    1. When we were looking out of the window, we saw a plane landing.
    2. While she was giving a presentation, the phone rang.
    3. When we were watching television, rang at the door.
    4. While I was looking for my keys, the door opened.
    5. When the plane was taking off, I looked out of the window.
    6. While she was sleeping, the dog barked
    7. When I was overtaking a car on the motorway, I drove too fast.
    8. While we were writing the invitations, my pen was empty.

    Answer these questions using a sentence in the past perfect:

    1. Why couldn`t he find his keys?
    A:He had forgotten them.

    2. Why did they call an ambulance?
    A: He had met with an accident.

    3. Why didn`t she pass the exam?
    A: She hadn`t learnt.

    4.Why did you walk to work?
    A:The car had an accident.

    5. Why wasn`t he allowed to board the airplane?
    A: He had drank too much alcohol.

    Report what these people said:

    1. Katrin: "I am going to visit my parents tomorrow."
    A: Katrin said that she was going to visit her parents the fallowing Day.

    2.Bob:" I will talk to the trainees when I get back from Belgium."
    A: Bob said that he would talk to the trainees when he got back from Belgium.

    3.Claire: " We met some nice American people while we were visiting London last year."
    A. Claire said that they had met some nice American people while they had been visiting London the year before.

    4. Helen:" I am too busy to read these e-mails at the moment."
    A: Helen said that she was too busy to read those e-mails at that moment.

    5.Michael:" Katrin has not finished writing her letter but she is going to send it as soon as she has."
    A: Michael said that Katrin hadn`t finished writing her letter but she was going to as soon as she had.

    6. Amandine:" We weren`t able to reach our boss on the phone."
    A: Amandine said that they had not been able to reach their boss on the phone.