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Then I gave it to the receptionist.",[19],{"id":20,"blankNumber":21,"options":22},"019fc2c4-abb9-7bb4-8aba-4ede17fabcc4",1,[23,27],{"id":24,"optionText":25,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":15},"019fc2c4-abb9-7b20-8aba-4ede1716cc99","Yes, I did. I pressed the button. Then the door opened.",true,{"id":28,"optionText":29,"isCorrect":30,"displayOrder":21},"019fc2c4-abb9-7b80-8aba-4ede172e61c1","opening",false,{"id":32,"sentenceTemplate":14,"displayOrder":21,"explanation":33,"exampleSentence":34,"blanks":35},"019fc2c4-abb9-7ce4-8aba-4ede1a122b73","The short answer is followed by the cause, a comma before 'so', and the completed result; do not put the comma after 'so'.","No, I didn't. I lost my ticket, so I bought another one.",[36],{"id":37,"blankNumber":21,"options":38},"019fc2c4-abb9-7cac-8aba-4ede199be9a4",[39,42],{"id":40,"optionText":41,"isCorrect":30,"displayOrder":15},"019fc2c4-abb9-7c64-8aba-4ede18d0c06d","walking",{"id":43,"optionText":44,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":21},"019fc2c4-abb9-7c88-8aba-4ede1933279a","No, I didn't. I missed the bus, so I walked instead.",{"id":46,"sentenceTemplate":14,"displayOrder":9,"explanation":47,"exampleSentence":48,"blanks":49},"019fc2c4-abb9-7db8-8aba-4ede1b1468ee","'That's why' starts a new sentence and points back to the cause in the sentence before it. Both verbs are past simple because both actions are finished.","Yes, he did. He checked the weather. That's why he took an umbrella.",[50],{"id":51,"blankNumber":21,"options":52},"019fc2c4-abb9-7d80-8aba-4ede1a89ad1f",[53,56],{"id":54,"optionText":55,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":15},"019fc2c4-abb9-7d38-8aba-4ede1a1b6dcb","Yes, she did. She counted the guests. That's why she booked a bigger room.",{"id":57,"optionText":58,"isCorrect":30,"displayOrder":21},"019fc2c4-abb9-7d5c-8aba-4ede1a645bb6","counting",{"id":60,"sentenceTemplate":14,"displayOrder":61,"explanation":62,"exampleSentence":63,"blanks":64},"019fc2c4-abb9-7e70-8aba-4ede1e26e3dd",3,"Put the comma before 'so' to join the past state and its result in one sentence. After 'was', use the past participle 'closed'; present-tense 'closes' cannot follow 'was'.","No, we didn't. The office was closed, so we returned the next day.",[65],{"id":66,"blankNumber":21,"options":67},"019fc2c4-abb9-7e3c-8aba-4ede1d82fef8",[68,71],{"id":69,"optionText":70,"isCorrect":30,"displayOrder":15},"019fc2c4-abb9-7df8-8aba-4ede1c0d911c","closes",{"id":72,"optionText":73,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":21},"019fc2c4-abb9-7e1c-8aba-4ede1cbc3b26","No, we didn't. The shop was closed, so we came back later.",{"id":75,"sentenceTemplate":14,"displayOrder":76,"explanation":77,"exampleSentence":78,"blanks":79},"019fc2c4-abb9-7f28-8aba-4ede1fa3da04",4,"'After that,' starts a new sentence and introduces the next part of the story. The past continuous describes the taxi waiting outside after the packing was finished; 'was waited' is impossible because the taxi is doing the waiting.","Yes, they did. They checked the map. After that, they started walking.",[80],{"id":81,"blankNumber":21,"options":82},"019fc2c4-abb9-7ef4-8aba-4ede1f1589ee",[83,86],{"id":84,"optionText":85,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":15},"019fc2c4-abb9-7eb0-8aba-4ede1e44c23c","Yes, they did. They packed their suitcases. After that, the taxi was waiting outside.",{"id":87,"optionText":88,"isCorrect":30,"displayOrder":21},"019fc2c4-abb9-7ed4-8aba-4ede1ea0e1e3","waited",{"id":90,"sentenceTemplate":14,"displayOrder":91,"explanation":92,"exampleSentence":93,"blanks":94},"019fc2c4-abba-704e-889f-71fba58278d7",5,"'Because of that,' starts a new sentence, takes a comma, and refers back to the cause in the first sentence. The non-finite 'leaving' cannot act as the completed main verb after 'He'.","No, he didn't. He lost his pass. Because of that, he waited at reception.",[95],{"id":96,"blankNumber":21,"options":97},"019fc2c4-abba-7012-889f-71fba4c6a10b",[98,101],{"id":99,"optionText":100,"isCorrect":30,"displayOrder":15},"019fc2c4-abb9-7f68-8aba-4ede1ff3030a","leaving",{"id":102,"optionText":103,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":21},"019fc2c4-abb9-7f8c-8aba-4ede20b7666c","No, he didn't. He left his key inside. Because of that, he waited outside.",{"id":105,"sentenceTemplate":14,"displayOrder":106,"explanation":107,"exampleSentence":108,"blanks":109},"019fc2c4-abba-710a-889f-71fba780acf6",6,"'Next,' begins the second step in a new sentence. 'It' refers to the label from the first step, and 'attaching' cannot act as the completed main verb after 'I'.","Yes, I did. I wrapped the gift. Next, I wrote a card.",[110],{"id":111,"blankNumber":21,"options":112},"019fc2c4-abba-70d2-889f-71fba6996a07",[113,116],{"id":114,"optionText":115,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":15},"019fc2c4-abba-708e-889f-71fba58ba3ae","Yes, I did. I printed the label. Next, I attached it to the parcel.",{"id":117,"optionText":118,"isCorrect":30,"displayOrder":21},"019fc2c4-abba-70b2-889f-71fba5d2f506","attaching",{"id":120,"sentenceTemplate":14,"displayOrder":121,"explanation":122,"exampleSentence":123,"blanks":124},"019fc2c4-abba-71ca-889f-71fba970103b",7,"'As a result,' formally introduces the consequence. The dead battery made calling impossible, so use 'couldn't call', not the unfinished form 'calling'.","No, she didn't. Her train was delayed. As a result, she missed the meeting.",[125],{"id":126,"blankNumber":21,"options":127},"019fc2c4-abba-7196-889f-71fba8c1c246",[128,131],{"id":129,"optionText":130,"isCorrect":30,"displayOrder":15},"019fc2c4-abba-714a-889f-71fba88047c6","calling",{"id":132,"optionText":133,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":21},"019fc2c4-abba-716a-889f-71fba881d9a7","No, she didn't. Her battery died. As a result, she couldn't call.",{"id":135,"sentenceTemplate":14,"displayOrder":136,"explanation":137,"exampleSentence":138,"blanks":139},"019fc2c4-abba-727e-889f-71fbab8fd950",8,"'In the end' introduces the final outcome after a long disagreement. It follows 'but' here and does not need a comma.","We considered several options, but in the end we chose the simplest one.",[140],{"id":141,"blankNumber":21,"options":142},"019fc2c4-abba-724e-889f-71fbab20382f",[143,146],{"id":144,"optionText":145,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":15},"019fc2c4-abba-720a-889f-71fbaa09b2d0","Yes, we did. We argued for hours, but in the end we agreed.",{"id":147,"optionText":148,"isCorrect":30,"displayOrder":21},"019fc2c4-abba-722e-889f-71fbaa5b75f5","agreeing",{"id":150,"sentenceTemplate":14,"displayOrder":151,"explanation":152,"exampleSentence":153,"blanks":154},"019fc2c4-abba-7332-889f-71fbad0d562b",9,"'To be honest' introduces a frank personal comment, and 'though' at the end adds a small contrast to the expected reaction.","To be honest, I was nervous. I enjoyed the interview, though.",[155],{"id":156,"blankNumber":21,"options":157},"019fc2c4-abba-72fe-889f-71fbacd88295",[158,161],{"id":159,"optionText":160,"isCorrect":30,"displayOrder":15},"019fc2c4-abba-72be-889f-71fbabd7a6b3","disappointingly",{"id":162,"optionText":163,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":21},"019fc2c4-abba-72e2-889f-71fbaca330e4","No, I didn't. To be honest, I was disappointed, though.",{"id":165,"sentenceTemplate":14,"displayOrder":166,"explanation":167,"exampleSentence":168,"blanks":169},"019fc2c4-abba-73e6-889f-71fbb06103e6",10,"Use 'Suddenly,' for an unexpected event that interrupts an activity in progress. The past continuous gives the background; the past simple gives the interrupting event.","We were talking quietly. Suddenly, the alarm sounded.",[170],{"id":171,"blankNumber":21,"options":172},"019fc2c4-abba-73b2-889f-71fbafa70096",[173,176],{"id":174,"optionText":175,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":15},"019fc2c4-abba-7372-889f-71fbae07d02f","Yes, I did. I was driving home. Suddenly, a tyre burst.",{"id":177,"optionText":178,"isCorrect":30,"displayOrder":21},"019fc2c4-abba-7392-889f-71fbaecb93f5","drove",{"id":180,"sentenceTemplate":14,"displayOrder":181,"explanation":182,"exampleSentence":183,"blanks":184},"019fc2c4-abba-7496-889f-71fbb2c8a06b",11,"'Actually,' corrects the speaker’s earlier belief. It starts the follow-up sentence and is followed by a comma.","I thought the shop was open. Actually, it closed an hour earlier.",[185],{"id":186,"blankNumber":21,"options":187},"019fc2c4-abba-7462-889f-71fbb298964b",[188,191],{"id":189,"optionText":190,"isCorrect":30,"displayOrder":15},"019fc2c4-abba-7422-889f-71fbb0fb772b","thinking",{"id":192,"optionText":193,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":21},"019fc2c4-abba-7446-889f-71fbb1d634bc","No, I didn't. I thought I had the right date. Actually, the meeting was yesterday.","\u002Fuploads\u002Fimages\u002Fgpimg_4a3e773c-3081-4d16-90eb-dfbfc310320c_hero.webp",{"title":196,"slug":197,"language":198,"level":199},"Past Tense Follow Up Responses","past-tense-follow-up-responses","en","B1"]