Grammar clinic: Past perfect tense review

ALooking for work

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   🗂️find a jobish topmoqLaser B1+ p.34 ex.4 (6)

   By the end of the summer, Aziza had found a job in a café.

2. 02
   ⏳️a part-time jobyarim kunlik ish (to‘liq bo‘lmagan stavka)English Vocabulary in Use Pre-intermediate, Unit 37

   Nodir had already had a part-time job in a bookshop, so he knew how to talk to customers.

3. 03
   📢️a job advertish (vakansiya) e’loniqo‘shimcha (mavzuga oid)

   I had seen a job advert online, so I sent in my CV the same day.

4. 04
   📄️a CVrezyume (tarjimai hol)English Vocabulary in Use Pre-intermediate, Unit 37

   She had checked her CV three times before she sent it to the company.

5. 05
   📮️send in(ariza, hujjatni) yubormoq, topshirmoqLaser B1+ p.34 ex.3 (3)

   By Monday, more than forty people had sent in their applications.

6. 06
   🎤️a job interviewishga qabul suhbati (intervyu)English Vocabulary in Use Pre-intermediate, Unit 37

   It was the first time Sardor had ever had a job interview, so he was nervous.

7. 07
   🕘️a full-time jobto‘liq kunlik ish (to‘liq stavka)English Vocabulary in Use Pre-intermediate, Unit 37

   Before she got a full-time job at the bank, Kamola had worked part-time for two years.

8. 08
   🧑‍🏫a training courseo‘quv kursi (malaka oshirish)English Vocabulary in Use Pre-intermediate, Unit 37

   Jasur had already done a training course, so he knew how to use the new machines.

BAt work and changing jobs

1. 09
   🧑‍💼the bossboshliq, rahbarLaser B1+ p.34 ex.2 (4)

   The boss was angry because I hadn’t finished the letter.

2. 10
   🚒️a firemano‘t o‘chiruvchiLaser B1+ p.34 ex.2 (5)

   My uncle had been a fireman for twenty years when he retired.

3. 11
   📑️write a reporthisobot yozmoqLaser B1+ p.34 ex.4 (2)

   Dilshod was tired because he had been writing a report all evening.

4. 12
   🐞️have problems with… bilan muammosi bo‘lmoqLaser B1+ p.34 ex.4 (4)

   Aziz had been having problems with his laptop for weeks, so he bought a new one.

5. 13
   👫️a colleaguehamkasbLaser B1+ p.34 ex.4 (4: the others in the office); English Vocabulary in Use Pre-intermediate, Unit 38

   My dad had worked with the same colleagues for fifteen years before he changed jobs.

6. 14
   🌷️quit your jobishdan bo‘shamoq (o‘z xohishi bilan)English Vocabulary in Use Pre-intermediate, Unit 37

   Nilufar had quit her job at the bank before she opened her flower shop.

7. 15
   🧭️be in charge of…ga boshchilik qilmoq, …ga mas’ul bo‘lmoqEnglish Vocabulary in Use Pre-intermediate, Unit 36

   Before she moved to Tashkent, Gulnora had been in charge of a team of six nurses.

8. 16
   🗝️be responsible for…uchun javobgar bo‘lmoqEnglish Vocabulary in Use Pre-intermediate, Unit 36

   For three years Anvar had been responsible for all the computers in the office.

9. 17
   ⏱️a deadlineoxirgi muddat (topshirish muddati)qo‘shimcha (mavzuga oid)

   We had been working late every evening because the deadline was on Friday.

10. 18
    🔑️the ownerega, xo‘jayin (do‘kon, firma egasi)English Vocabulary in Use Pre-intermediate, Unit 37

    The owner of the café had been looking for a new chef for weeks.

11. 19
    😤️be fed up with…dan bezor bo‘lmoqEnglish Vocabulary in Use Pre-intermediate, Unit 37

    Bobur had been fed up with the long journey to work for months, so he found a job nearer home.

CA career in films: the stunt double

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   🤸️a stunt doublekaskadyor (aktyor o‘rniga xavfli sahnalarni ijro etuvchi)Solutions Upper-Intermediate p.10 ex.1

   Paul had always wanted to act, but he became a stunt double instead.

2. 21
   🎥️on setsuratga olish maydonchasidaSolutions Upper-Intermediate p.10 ex.1

   When I arrived on set, the actors had been working since six in the morning.

3. 22
   ✈️a fighter pilotqiruvchi samolyot uchuvchisiSolutions Upper-Intermediate p.10 ex.1

   Since childhood, Paul had dreamed of becoming a fighter pilot.

4. 23
   🎭️an extraommaviy sahna aktyori (statist)Solutions Upper-Intermediate p.10 ex.1

   Before he got his first big role, he had worked as an extra in three films.

5. 24
   🌟️a rolerol (filmda, spektaklda)qo‘shimcha (mavzuga oid)

   She had played small parts for years before she got the main role.

6. 25
   💥️an action filmjangari filmSolutions Upper-Intermediate p.10 ex.1

   He had never acted in an action film before, so he trained very hard.

7. 26
   📽️a directorrejissyorSolutions Upper-Intermediate p.10 ex.1

   The director had been watching him for weeks before she offered him a bigger role.

8. 27
   🚀️take off(martabasi, ishi) birdan yuksalib ketmoqSolutions Upper-Intermediate p.10 ex.1

   After he had won his first prize, his career really took off.

9. 28
   🏅️win an awardmukofot olmoq (sovrin yutmoq)Solutions Upper-Intermediate p.10 ex.1

   By the age of thirty, she had won an award for her photographs.

10. 29
    🩰️rehearserepetitsiya qilmoq, (chiqishni) mashq qilmoqSolutions Upper-Intermediate p.10 Learn this! (b)

    The dancers had been rehearsing for weeks before the big show.

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   By the time we got there, the film had started.Biz yetib borganimizda, film boshlanib bo‘lgan edi.

   By the time we got there, the film had started, so we missed the beginning.

2. •
   It was the first time I had ever …Bu hayotimda birinchi marta … edi

   It was the first time I had ever worked in an office.

3. •
   As soon as she had finished, …U tugatishi bilanoq, …

   As soon as she had finished work, she went to the gym.

4. •
   I had been waiting for … when …Men … dan beri kutib turgan edim, shunda …

   I had been waiting for half an hour when the bus finally came.

5. •
   before I had a chance to …… qilishga ulgurmasimdan oldin

   The bus left before I had a chance to say goodbye.

6. •
   He hadn’t been doing the job for very long when …U bu ishda uncha uzoq ishlamagan ham ediki, …

   He hadn’t been doing the job for very long when a director noticed him.

1. By the time the bus arrived, we had been ________ for forty minutes. (wait)
2. It was the first time I had ________ with such friendly colleagues. (work)
3. The film had already ________ when we got to the cinema. (start)
4. Dad was out of breath because he had been ________. (run)
5. ________ the time I arrived on set, the actors had gone home.
6. He had ________ worked from home, so he didn’t know what to expect. (= not ever)
7. The boss phoned ________ I had finished the letter. (= it wasn’t finished yet)
8. I hadn’t been doing the job for very ________ when the director noticed me.
9. She had ________ an actor since childhood. (be)
10. As ________ as she had sent in her CV, she started preparing for the interview.