Extinguished, when souls recognise (D)Online version Watch the video and choose the right sentence or complete with the suitable past tense. by Susana León Barreiro 1 Look for a past perfect. He was sad because he ___________________ (reject) with no explanation. a had been rejected b was rejected c was rejecting 2 Why do we use the past perfect in this case? Selecciona una o varias respuestas a 1. We want to express a past finished. b 2. We want to express an action prior to another past action. c 3. We want to express an action in progress at a past time. 3 When he saw her Selecciona una o varias respuestas a 1. He fell in love. b 2. He was falling in love. c 3. He had fallen in love. d 4. He would fall in love. 4 Incredible as it may seem as they had just met he had already fallen in love Selecciona una o varias respuestas a Correct. b Incorrect. 5 He ran away because Selecciona una o varias respuestas a 1. .. .his flame was lit. b 2. ... his flame was lighting. c 3. ... his flame lit. 6 When she arrived, he Selecciona una o varias respuestas a 1. whashed his clothes. b 2. was washing his clothes. c 3. had already washed his clothes. 7 Why had he taken a bra? Selecciona una o varias respuestas a 1. He took it to see it. b 2. He took it to burn it. c 3. He took it by mistake. 8 He got really nervous because Selecciona una o varias respuestas a 1. She stepped inside the lift. b 2. She had stepped inside the lift. c 3. She was stepping inside the lift. 9 He exploded when he Selecciona una o varias respuestas a 1. saw her sunbathing in the terrace. b 2. would see her sunbathing. c 3. had seen her sunbathing. 10 Later he got very upset because Selecciona una o varias respuestas a 1. He thought he lost her. b 2. He thought he had lost her. c 3. He had thought he would lose her. d 4. He tought he was losing her. 11 Choose the right answer. Never before... Selecciona una o varias respuestas a 1. had he fallen in love like now. b 2. he fell in love like now. c 3. he was fallen in love like now. 12 Choose the right answer. Selecciona una o varias respuestas a 1. And so he had decided to take action. b 2. And so he decided to take action. c 3. And so he decides to take action. 13 Why is C also correct? Selecciona una o varias respuestas a Because the historical present can be used when narrating past events. b Because we are referring to an habitual action. 14 Fill in the gap with the right form of the verb. She ____________________ (take) the flower whe she ________________ (realize) how incredible he _______________ (be). Selecciona una o varias respuestas a 1. take/ realize/ is b 2. took/ realized/was c 3. would take/ would realize/ was Explicación 11 Note: The inversion of the subject and the verb can take place after a clause that begins with "Never before".