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Young man thinking about speeding ticketPast Series

Reporting a past series of events

 

 

 

 

 

 

A Series of Events – Jack's Day Dream  

Jack dozed off. (fell asleep)

Babes waved.

One winked.

He raced.

He heard a siren.

An officer followed.

He woke up.

napping Babe sitting on hood of sports car
 
Babe removing sunglasses and winking car on highway Police car speed down road with siren on car chase napping

babes – very informal word for young women

 

 

 

Past vs. Past Perfect
PAST – SERIEIS OF EVENTS PAST PERFECT – CONTRAST OF PAST EVENTS

The past tense is used to report a series of events. We use it to tell what happened without focusing so much on the time.

The past perfect tense is used to contrast the timing of two events in the past:  earlier past from later past. It is used to clarify which activity occured before the other.

Jack dozed off.  (fell asleep)

 

Two "babes" (young women) in a Corvette waved at Jack.

 

They pulled up next to his car and one winked, which he understood as an offer to a race.

Jack had noticed the women in their Corvette, before they pulled along side of his car and challenged him to race.

He raced them down the highway.

 

He heard a police siren.

 

A highway patrol officer chased after him.

Jack had passed them at 120 mph, when he noticed the highway patrol behind him.

He woke up from his nap (daydream).

Jack awoke to find he had been dreaming.
 

 

 

 

 

 

Practice

Jack's Day Dream

 

 

  1. Select the verb that best completes the sentence.
  2.   An asterisk (*) indicates an incorrect choice.
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