Match the sentences (1–12) with the correct descriptions (a–l).

1. e — It was raining and the wind was blowing. This is a background description to events in a story.
2. g — He was exhausted because he had been walking all day. This is the past equivalent of the Present Perfect Continuous.
3. a — There was no milk left because Jack had drunk it all. This is the past equivalent of the Present Perfect.
4. j — She had finished by 8 o’clock. This is a past action which occurred before a stated time in the past.
5. l — The storm broke out after we had been driving for four hours. This emphasizes the duration of an action which had visible results in the past.
6. c — He got into the car, started the engine and drove away. These are past actions which happened one after the other.
7. h — The party had already started by the time I arrived. This is a past action which occurred before another action.
8. d — Heath Ledger died in 2008. This is an action which is not connected with the present and happened at a definite past time.
9. i — I was cycling to work when I fell off my bike. This is a past action in progress interrupted by another.
10. k — The Beatles made lots of records. This is an event which happened at a stated past time.
11. b — I was sleeping at 3 o’clock yesterday afternoon. This is an action that was in progress at a stated past time.
12. f — She had been trying to find a job in Hollywood before she moved to Miami. This emphasizes the duration of an action which started and finished in the past before another past action or a stated time in the past.

Ответ: 1–e, 2–g, 3–a, 4–j, 5–l, 6–c, 7–h, 8–d, 9–i, 10–k, 11–b, 12–f.