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I can use the past perfect simple and past perfect continuous.
1 Read the text. What do you think made him succeed in getting the job?
Last week when John landed the job he had applied for, he got overexcited. That was probably to be expected, given that he had been experiencing ups and downs throughout the months. John is a programmer that graduated two years ago. He set out to apply for jobs right after his graduation. He had been looking at job advertisements even prior to that. His classmates even had established a contact group to offer each other help. They had been working part-time together on small projects. They had been exchanging information for months when he came across this advert of vacancy. He immediately sent the résumé he had been perfecting. Within five months, he had been short-listed for a test, then an interview. What a long journey to this dream job! 2 Read the Learn this! box. Find all the examples of the past perfect simple and past perfect continuous in the text and match them with rules (a-d).
| 3 Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the past perfect simple or past perfect continuous. Then match each sentence with a rule in the Learn this! box.1 After he .............. (finish) his application form, he sent it to the company. 2 They ............... (plan) the project for months when it was suddenly cancelled. 3 The applicants ............... (not wait) long when the interviewers arrived. 4 All the candidates ............... (do) the test since 8 a.m. 5 She ............... (know) what job she wanted to do since she was a child. 4 USE OF ENGLISH Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets. Use the past perfect simple or past perfect continuous. Use no more than five words, including the words provided.1 She ........................ (work/us) for years before she was promoted. 2 Joe ........................ (not/get/pay rise) until he won a good contract. 3 My cousin had a terrible headache because he ........................ (prepare) for the job interview for two days. 4 John's application was rejected, and he ........................ (want/get) it for such a long time. 5 Were they upset because they ........................ (not / manage/land) the job? 5 SPEAKING Work in pairs. Think about the last time you were:1 exhausted. 2 amazed. 3 bad-tempered. 4 disappointed. Find out why your partner felt that way. Use appropriate past tenses. Why were you exhausted? Because I'd been playing tennis all morning. Why were you exhausted? Because I'd had a really bad night's sleep. |
