WITH ADVERBS
EGP #775 | B2 | PAST / past perfect simple Can use the past perfect simple with a wide range of adverbs (including 'finally', 'recently', 'simply') in the normal mid-position. ► adverbs Lexical range: 3
找了整整一个下午,她终于在最底层的抽屉里找到了那封信。
She ___had ___finally ___found the letter in the bottom drawer after searching the whole afternoon.
她走进会议室时才发现,助理完全没有通知任何人今天的会议取消了。
When she walked into the meeting room, she discovered her assistant ___had ___simply ___forgotten to notify anyone about the cancellation.
他们刚搬进这个街区不久,对周边的路还不太熟悉。
They ___had ___recently ___moved into the neighborhood and were still unfamiliar with the streets around.
去那家餐厅之前,他从没尝过正宗的泰国菜。
Before going to that restaurant, he ___had ___never ___tasted authentic Thai food.
等我赶到电影院时,电影早就已经开始了。
By the time I got to the cinema, the movie ___had ___already ___started.