Exercise 3

THE USE OF ALL THE PAST TENSES COMPARED
Matching exercise

Study the examples and match the items on the right to the items on the left paying special attention to the use of the past perfect simple and the past simple.


Study the following sentences:

No sooner had we arrived at the station than the announcement started.
Hardly had we arrived at the station when the announcement started.
Scarcely had Jake finished the book report when Alan came in.
Barely had he raised his hand when the teacher asked him to continue.

















No sooner had I closed the door
Hardly had I solved one problem
Scarcely had I reached the station
Hardly had I finished the meal
No sooner had he gone into the bank
Hardly had she lain down
No sooner had he seen her
Barely had they won the match
No sooner had the couple arrived
Hardly had the company launched a new product