Lesson 7 Exercise Title: Narrating Past Events in Detail
Subtitle: Lesson 7 Exercise
Presented by: Fatima
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Fill in the blanks:

1. By the time she got home, her friends __________ (leave).

2. They __________ (wait) for over an hour when the bus finally arrived.

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Answers

1. By the time she got home, her friends had left.

2. They had been waiting for over an hour when the bus finally arrived.

Match the vocabulary with the appropriate sentence:

1. __________, the storm hit, and we had to take shelter.

2. __________, they realized it was the best decision they could have made.

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Answers

1. Suddenly, the storm hit, and we had to take shelter.

2. In the end, they realized it was the best decision they could have made.

1. Think of a past event and tell your partner the story using past perfect simple and continuous tenses. Use storytelling phrases to make your narrative engaging.

2. Write a short story about a past event. Include at least three sentences using the past perfect simple and continuous tenses.

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1. Example Event Prompts:

◦ A time you missed an important event
◦ A memorable travel experience
◦ A difficult challenge you overcame

Example Answers:

I had planned to attend the meeting, but by the time I arrived, everyone had already left.

We had been hiking for hours when we finally reached the summit.

2. Example Story:
Last year, I had been studying for weeks before the exam. When the day of the test came, I felt confident. However, by the time I arrived at the exam hall, I realized I had forgotten my ID card at home.