Vorvergangenheit (Plusquamperfekt) – past perfect

ERKLÄRUNG
Vorvergangenheit (Plusquamperfekt) –
past perfect tense
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simple form  had + past participle
They had left before the fight began.
progressive form  had been + present participle
We had been playing for an hour when the fight began.
Anwendung
Werden zwei vergangene Handlungen miteinander in Verbindung gebracht, steht die
frühere (erste) Handlung in past perfect, die spätere (zweite) Handlung in past tense.
Past perfect tense tritt nie ohne past tense auf.
After the guests had arrived (zuerst), the party began (später).
past perfect progressive
Wird verwendet:
■ wenn der Verlauf der (früheren) Handlung betont werden soll.
It had been raining for two days when the dams broke.
Before the guests arrived, Mum had been cooking and baking for hours.
■ in reported speech, ausgehend von present perfect progressive:
Jim said, “I have been waiting for you all morning.”
Jim said that he had been waiting for me all morning.
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ÜBUNG
Setze die Verben zunächst nur in past perfect simple.
By the time the police arrived, the burglar (leave) the house.
After the teacher (come) into the classroom, the boys all went to their seats.
Mum said I could meet my friends after I (do) my homework.
Before the dentist pulled my tooth, he (give) me some painkillers.
Jeremy was given a medal because he (pull) a drowning girl from the river.
The boys were sorry for what they (do).
I could not call you yesterday because I (lose) my cell phone.
The film began after all the doors (be) close.
ÜBUNG
Bilde nun past perfect progressive und setzte ein.
Fred informed us that he (discuss) the problem with his parents.
I heard that you (talk) about me with your friends.
Joe was furious when he found out that I (use) his discman for hours.
Dad (look) for a better job for months before he opened his own business.
People (try) to pull the man out of the water before the fireman came.
When I came into the room, I noticed that Sam and Sue (quarrel).
I knew that the Camerons (live) in Scotland before they came here.
The party (go on) for some time when the lights suddenly went out.
ÜBUNG
Past perfect simple oder past perfect progressive?
Danny told me that he (work) on the problem for half a year before he (find)
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Everybody (go) home after they (finish) their work for the day.
Mary was quite angry because she (wait) for me for over an hour.
This morning Dad (must take) the bus to work because Mum (take) the car.
Grandpa (work) for BP for 35 years before he retired (= in Pension gehen).
Sandra (sleep) for an hour when a loud noise (wake) her up.
In the news they said that our football team (lose) another game.
After we (visit) Venice and Padova, we (go on) to Mantua.
Dad was not happy when he (see) that we (use) his video camera while he
was in London.
The race (go on) for some time when one of the drivers (crash) into the side
wall. Luckily nothing serious (happen).
Nobody in my class (can) say who (build) the first telescope.
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