You had an appointment with me yesterday after class. You didn't come
because something happened which prevented you from coming. What
happened? Be CREATIVE. Extra points if you make me laugh.
Use
the past perfect, but REMEMBER: With before and after, the past perfect
isn't necessary because the relationship between the events is clear.
Holly I'm sorry, by the time we should've met, I had been being stuck on toilet because of explosive diarrhea. Then I couldn't find tissues there. When I finally got tissues and then got your office, you had left already. too bad.
ReplyDeleteI had been being?
DeleteAdam, this excuse isn't creative; it's disgusting!
Past perfect is correct.
TH: Hi, Ms. Holly
ReplyDeleteHL: where had you been yesterday? Did you know that I had been waiting for you for 1 hour?...
TH: I'm really sorry for not coming yesterday. I got an accident.
HL: OMG. Are you ok?
TH: At morning, I had already woken up, but i had bumped my head on my pellow, then I had been faint and unconcicous before waking up again. That was why i couldn't come.
HL: Are you kidding me? What do you mean bumping your head on the pellow?
TH: I mean I had overslept yesterday, teacher.
HL: I know. That's easy to be symoathized, Thao. I will do another favor for you. Now! You can go home and bump your head on any pellow you want.
Sorry teacher. I had a spell mistake. I think because of the autocorrect of my phone. Symoathized meant sympathized.
DeleteHC: Where WERE YOU yesterday?
DeleteTH: I HAD an accident.
TH: In the morning when I woke up, I bumped my head on my pillow. After that, I felt faint and unconscious... (ALL SIMPLE PAST)
Cute :)
I'm so sorry, Holly. Please forgive for my bad [sad face :(]. On the way I got your room, I had lost my mind by an amazing guy. He could be the most handsome guy I have ever met. I followed him from UC, through some buildings and got a shock finally because of his kiss with another boy @.@. So sad, I suddenly came to my real life and remembered about our appointment. I tried to text you that I was coming. However, another stupid mistake, I had lost my phone at somewhere. Thus, I had to go back the ways I had gone. Eventually, i found it at UC after more than one hour. That's why I couldn't come on time :(
ReplyDeleteOn the way to your room, I lost my mind over an amazing guy (NO PAST PERFECT because the events happened at the same time).
DeleteHe MIGHT HAVE BEEN the most handsome guy I HAD EVER SEEN.
Good past perfect.
The story made me laugh. Extra points, Jade :)
I'm really sorry Holly! I couldn't beleive that I had a mistake with you. Please me! Listen the reason why I couldn't come to meet you yesterday. After class, I heard the sounds from your belly. I knew that you were hungry. That why before I met you, I has driven a car go to buy food for you. However, after I bought the chicken from popeyes on Scott street, I had gotten traffic. It was so funny because the reason was about 10 ducks walked across street. Some cars stopped to wait them. The ducks walked slowly because they looked around while people were stopping in front of them. Then, on the way I went to your office to meet you and give you chicken, I had met the big dog. The dogs looked at my hand because he saw the chiken on my hand. He was angry. After that, I climbed on the top car, he tried to touch the chicken but he couldn't. I was scare. I stayed on the car until another person came and helped me. Finally, I went to your office, however, I had left.
ReplyDeletebefore I met you, I HAD driven my car...
Deleteafter I bought the chicken..., I GOT STUCK in traffic (simple past).
The ducks WERE WALKING slowly because they WERE LOOKING around...
Then, on the way to your office... I MET a big dog (simple past with before and after).
Finally, I went t your office; however, you had already left.
Sophia, that is quite a story. You had to deal with chickens and ducks and dogs in order to see me. Wow. I really appreciate your concern about my hunger :)
I'm sorry holly. On that day, while I was going to the appointment, I had a problem in my car . my friend, who was with me, helped me to fix the car. while helping me, we had many offers from other people to help us. When I finished. it was already late to go to the appointment.
ReplyDeletePast perfect?
DeleteOhh Holly, I am sorry for missing the appointment. You can't even imagine what happened to me. On my way to our meeting, I lost the paper that I had promised to give to you. Can you guess the reason? I'll explain. The university squirrels are my friends since I had began to study at LCC because I always give them food. Therefore, they sow me and instantly began to ask for it but I had forgotten the nuts in my car. Not happy, they turned angry and jumped to pick up the paper that I had in my hand. One of them jumped so high, grabbed the paper, and ran into his hole on the top of a long tree. I had to wait patiently for his decision to give it back to me. Unfortunately, when he returned the document you had already gone. Please forgive me.
ReplyDeleteI had BEGUN
DeleteThey SAW me
Another animal story :)
Sophia with chickens and ducks and dogs and now you with squirrels. I think we have a little theme going on here!
Ms. Holly, I am so sorry about that. I had done the homework which I need to turn it in and I forgot it in my car. After I got to my car, I Surprisingly found that "luyigi" was sleeping in the back of my car. She woke up and became angry, then She had teared my homework apart. I felt angry too, and I had chased her for about half an hour in my car. Finally, I got her in my hand, ran to your office, and tried to explain what happened. However, you had left already so that I left "luyigi" in your office. Could you please check it as soon as possible? Because I don't know whether she is gonna tear something apart again or not.
ReplyDelete:)
She woke up and became angry and then she had torn my homework apart.
DeleteTHE PAST PERFECT EVENT HAPPENS FIRST, RIGHT?
So chickens and ducks and dogs and squirrels and now CATS? Thank you for dealing with Luigi. It's true that she sometimes has a temper when it comes to important papers.
Thanks for correcting my mistakes. Here is Richard. I changed my profit name finally. Have a good night Ms. Holly.
DeleteHi Holly Cin
ReplyDeleteYesterday i was not able to attend our appointment in your office because the school bus had already left when I arrived at the bus stop. So I decided to walk. unfortunately for me, you had already closed your door when I knocked it.
Past perfect: A+
DeleteCreativity: C-
Holly, please accept my sincere apology. I should have been at school for the appointment with you at 2p.m, but my friend had been so sick that I couldn’t let him alone at home. I was really worried and apologized to him for not taking good care of him. My dear friend lost his appetite even with his favorite food. Looking at me with his big eyes, lying quietly on the bottom, he didn’t want to move. I decided to take him to the hospital. After taking him to a vet, I came to school. I arrived at school at 3p.m, but you had left.
ReplyDeleteBy the way, can you guess who my friend is?
DeleteWow, another animal story!
DeleteYour grammar is perfect.
By the time my roommate got home, I had cooked our lunch. He told me you should not have fixed the food till I get home. He said that to let me know that he wanted to help me, but the truth is that he didn't want to help me.
ReplyDeleteHussain, I don't know why you're telling me about your roommate. I want to know why you missed your appointment with ME.
DeleteHolly, I'm so sorry! I could not manage arrive on time for our appointment yesterday because I had had a terrible car accident! Another car took the wrong way of the road and came exactly in my direction! We collided and my car exploded! It is a miracle that I am still alive, I hope we can reschedule our appointment for next week, when I will leave the hospital.
ReplyDeleteWell I'm glad that you survived the wreck :)
DeleteI didn't write my comment because I hadn't known about it, and I had depended on the blogger app in my cellphone which had not shown any assignment for me. anyway
ReplyDeleteI am sorry about forgetting meeting you after the the class. I completely forgot it because my husband had called me many times during the class, and all I had had in my mind at that time was to call him back. I shouldn't have forgotten meeting you....
my apology to you
Perfect past perfect.
DeleteThis excuse sounds more true than creative!
correction ....
ReplyDeleteI am sorry about forgetting meeting you after the the class yesterday.
Holly, I'm so sorry for not coming to meet you yesterday. By the time I got to the bus station, I realized that I had left my dog in the back yard without closing the gate. I had to run back home and check. By the time I got home, my dog had gone. I looked for him everywhere but I couldn't find him. I called my boyfriend, and he said that he had already gone back home and brought the dog over to his mom's house. It took me almost an hour to worry about the dog. So when i finished, It had already been too late to come to meet you. Sorry again!!!
ReplyDeleteSo when I finished, it WAS too late (at that moment) to come to meet you.
DeleteExcellent past perfect.
Another animal story :)