Retelling the Story
Below is a list of events that happened when the Titanic sank. The list is out of order. Retell the story by using these sentences, in the proper order. Make the time relationship clear by using some past perfect tenses and some past tenses.
1. The Titanic hit an iceberg.
2. The passengers tried to leave the ship.
3. The Titanic sank.
4. The Carpathia arrived.
5. The Titanic received an ice warning from the Californian.
6. The radio officer on the Californian went to bed.
7. The Titanic called for help.
8. The Carpathia picked up 705 people.
9. 1502 people died in the cold water.
10. The Californian came to the rescue.
Pronunciation
In normal spoken English, the pronouns and the word not contract with the auxiliary had. There is no change in vowel sounds. (The contractions sound just like the contractions with would.)
I'd = I had, I would we'd = we had, we would
you'd = you had, you would they'd = they had, they would
she'd = she had, she would
he'd = he had, he would
it'd = it had, it would hadn't = had not
Listen to the following sentences as your teacher reads them. Decide if they are in the past perfect or in the past habitual tense with would. Respond by saying either had or would.
1. They'd dress warmly.
2. They'd follow an old rule.
3. They'd dressed warmly.
4. They'd supply half the lifeboats.
5. They'd followed an old rule.
6. They'd supplied half the lifeboats.
7. They'd call the Titanic.
8. They'd called the Titanic.
9. They'd traveled too far north.
10. They'd travel too far north.
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