Номер 4, страница 11 - гдз по английскому языку 8 класс (starlight) учебник Баранова, Дули

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Grammar

Past perfect & past perfect continuous

4 Read the theory and find examples in the text in Ex. 2.

We use the past perfect (had/hadn't + past participle) for an action that happened before another action in the past. He had left before she arrived.

Time expressions: before, after, until, by the time, already, yet

We use the past perfect continuous (had/hadn't + been + verb - ing) for an action that had been happening for a period of time before another action in the past. She had been waiting for ten hours before help arrived.

Time expressions: for, since

4 Imagine that Aron's friends and family published this ad in a local newspaper and say if it could have helped to find the young man.

Aron Ralston, 27-year-old man,
was last seen in Moab, Utah. If you have
any information about his location,
phone (904)123-4567

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Представьте, что друзья и семья Арона опубликовали это объявление в местной газете, и скажите, могло ли оно помочь найти молодого человека.

Ответ:

Yes, it could have helped. While the ad is quite brief, publishing it in a local newspaper in Moab, Utah, where Aron was last seen, would have alerted the local community to his disappearance. Someone who saw him in town, or even spoke to him about his hiking plans, might have provided valuable information to his friends and family, potentially helping search and rescue efforts to pinpoint his location or intended route. (Да, это могло бы помочь. Хотя объявление довольно краткое, его публикация в местной газете в Моабе, штат Юта, где Арона видели в последний раз, предупредила бы местное сообщество о его исчезновении. Кто-то, кто видел его в городе или даже разговаривал с ним о его планах похода, мог бы предоставить ценную информацию его друзьям и семье, потенциально помогая поисково-спасательным службам определить его местонахождение или предполагаемый маршрут.)