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Read the following short story. Pay attention to the usage of the Past Perfect Tense:
After I had sent children to school I went to the market. It was still early when I returned home, so I decided to make some tarts. Hardly had I begun mixing butter and flower when the telephone rang. My hands had already been covered with sticky pastry and nothing could have been more annoying. I picked up the reciever between two sticky fingers and was dismayed when i recognized the voice of Mrs Bates. It took me ten minutes to persuade her to ring back later. At last i hung up the reciever. What a mess! There waspastry everywhere- on my fingers,on the telephone and on the doorknobs. I had no sooner got back to the kitchen than the dorbell rang loud enought to wake the dead. This time it was the postman and he wanted me to sign for a registred letter
a)Retell the story in the third person.
b)Tell about your embarrasing experience you hav had using the past perfect.

Răspuns :

A)After she had sent children to school,she went to the market.It was still early when she returned home so she decided to make some tarts.Hardly she begin mixing butter and flower when the telephone rang.Her hands had already been covered in sticky pastry and nothing could have been more annoying.She picks up the receiver between two sticky fingers and was dismayed when she rrecognized the voice of Mrs Bates. It took her ten minutes to persuade her to ring back later.At least she hung up the reciever. What a mess! There was pastry everywhere- on her fingers,on the telephone and on the doorknobs. She had no sooner got back to the kitchen than the doorbell rang loud enought to wake the dead. This time it was the postman and he wanted her to sign for a registred letter.