1. Paco had been watching documentaries
Paco is travelling to the next continent he wants to visit, Asia. Concretely, he is once again flying to New Delhi, the capital of India. On the plane, sad memories of Africa crowd in on him. He had decided to visit the diamond mines in Sierra Leone. However, he had gone through a bitter experience. Before visiting the mines, he had been waiting for a guide for two hours. He remembers now how children of a short age walked to the mines every day. After that bitter experience, he decided to go on safari in Kenya. He had read a lot about wildlife in Africa and seen lots of documentaries on TV. In fact, the night before flying to Kenya he had been watching TV for more than four hours! It is fantastic to see wild animals run free in the African savanna, Paco thinks and smiles. And he smiles mainly due to two reasons. On the one hand, because he has enjoyed himself very much in Kenya. On the other, because now he is not afraid of planes any longer. So, he is enjoying the flight and relaxing! He has decided to forget about bad experiences and remember just the good ones! He closes his eyes and tries to have a nap before landing in New Delhi. He is looking forward to arriving in India and learning more about its people, culture, and traditions.
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By Vandelizer. C. Commons |
Read and listen to the passage carefully. Pay attention not only to the tenses but also to some vocabulary and phrases studied in unit two. If you need help with some phrases, click below!
Now classify them completing the following chart (an example is given).
Present Simple | Present Continuous | Past Simple | Present Perfect | Past Perfect |
wants |
is travelling |
walked |
has enjoyed |
had decided |
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1. Sonia
(read) a book for more than five hours!2.
Paco (watch) TV for a long time before travelling to Kenya?3. Andrés's sister
(drive) too long before he drove.4. How long
she (wait) for you before you arrived?5. They all
(waste) their time before the teacher warned them.Watch the following video to become familiar with the Past Perfect Continuous tense.