G past perfect

V verb phrases
P contractions: had I hadn't Because a
shark had come
into the pool.

AUSTRALIA ENGLAND

I n Sydney, early in the morning, some swimmers were having a

swim in an outdoor swimming pool which was very close to the
sea. The swimmers were very surprised when suddenly the pool
Security guards at Stansted airport
were amazed when they saw a dog
getting off a train and walking on its
assistants started shouting 'Get out of the water! Quickly!' own towards the airport terminal. They
The swimmers immediately got out. Then they caught the dog and took it to the police.
realized that there was a shark at the other Thanks to a microchip in its neck, they
end! Fortunately discovered that its name was Diesel
none of the swimmers were hurt and and that it belonged to a woman called
the shark was caught in a net and Sarah Chapman, who lived in London,
put back into the sea. 50 kilometres away. Sarah had
gone on holiday for a few days and
had left Diesel with some friends.
It had then
got on a train and had travelled
50 kilometres to Stansted airport,
changing trains on the way. Sarah
said: 'I'm sure Diesel went to the
airport to look for me!'

1 READING & SPEAKING

a Read the stories and look a t th e pic tures. Comple te the ga p s w ith b Matc h verbs 1- 10 with phrases A- J.
o n e o f the sente nces be low.
I [HJ get into I o ut of A o n the belt
AUSTRALIA 2 D get on I o ff B asw im
1 The shark had already attacked three people.
3 D free so mebody C holiday
2 A large wave had carried the shark into the pool during the night.
4 D realize 0 in priso n
ENGLAND 5 D putthe luggage E from prison
3 Unfortunately, the dog had bitten one of her friends. 6 D goon F a train
4 The dog had run away and had gone to the local railway station. 7 D have G a woman
ITALY 8 D leave the dog H rhe-s,v-im-m+ng-pool
5 He had decided that he couldn't live with his mother and father 9 D be I w it h fr iends
for another day. 10 D be lo ng to t hat th ere wa a
6 He had robbed a bank the night before. sha rk in the pool

SWEDEN
7 The woman had got confused at the check-in desk.
8 The woman had left her passport at home.
 d Co m plete t he fo llowing sentences in your own wo rds.
Use the past perfect.

A n Italian man who was in

prison for stealing was
freed early from prison on the
I When l got to the check-i n desk l suddenly real ized
tha t .. .
condition that he promised 2 When we arrived back from our holiday we found
to live with his parents at that ...
their house. But after a week 3 W hen the film started I realized immediately that.. .
he arrived at his local police 4 I couldn't answer any of the exam questions because 1...
station and said 'Please
5 We spent 20 mi nutes in the car park looking for the car
arrest me again!'
because we couldn't remem ber. ..
Guido Beneventi, 30, told the e Compare w ith a partner. Are your sentences the same
police: 'My parents spent all their time telling o r di ffere nt?
me to do housework.lt was like being a child again!'
f Work w ith a part ner. A re-read the story about
Australia, B re-read the tory about Italy. Underline the
SWEDEN
key word s and events. Then A (books closed) re-tell the
A irport workers in the luggage area at Arlanda airport in
Sweden were surprised to see an old lady sitting on the
luggage belt next to her suitcase. She
sto ry in your ow n wo rds. B (books o pen) help A when
necessary. T he n swap.
had put her luggage on the belt and then had sat down on the
belt herself. A spokesman at Stock holm's Arlanda airport said
'Unfortunately, she did not understand when she
3 PRONUNCIATION
was given check-in instructions. She got on rn:J~ contractions: had I hadn't
j' !'· .: ; j '
the belt together with her bag. Luckily,
it wasn't a long ride- only a few ~ 1 p Contractions: past perfect
metres.' ~ "'~
In conversation we often contract had in t he past
perfect after a subject pronoun (/, you, etc.), e.g.
When I got to the airport I realized that I'd fo rgotten my
passport.
I suddenly remembered that we hadn't told Sue about
the party.

a 5 18>)) Listen and write six past perfect sentences.

T hen pract ise say ing the sentences.

b > Communication What had happened? A p.l 04

B p.l 09. Try to guess your partner's sentences.
2 GRAMMAR past perfect
a Look at these highlighted verbs fro m the Australia 4 LISTENING
story. Answer the questio n .
a 5 19>)) Liste n to another news story. Then number the
A Then they realized that there was a shark at the other end ! eve nts in o rder.
B A large wave had carried the shark into the pool during D Joey attacked her.
the night. D Joey sat on her plate.
I Wh ich action happened first, A orB? D Joey went to sleep.
2 What are the two parts of the verb in sentence B? D Kat ie came home from work.
b Look at the other three stories again (includ ing t he D Katie met her neighbour.
missing sentences) a nd underline examples of had+ b W ith a partner, t ry to gues what you thin k had
past participle. D id these actio ns happen befo re o r happe ned.
after the main pa rt o f t he sto ry?
c 5 20 >)) ow listen and fi nd out what had happened.
c )o- p.l48 Grammar Bank 12A. Learn mo re abo ut t he
Had anybody guessed right?
past perfect and practise it.

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