Past perfect 7 Complete the text with the past simple or
past perfect form of the verbs in brackets.
Emma (1) ... (not go) abroad before she went
on a school exchange to France. In fact, she
(2) ... (not spend) more than a weekend
away from home before. At first, she was a bit
nervous. Before she (3) ... (go), her parents
had told her to phone as often as she wanted
But then she wasn't homesick at all, and she
(4) ... (have) a great time. The only bad thing
was when they had snails for dinner. She
(5) ... (never eat) snails before!
2) I will response your invitation on conference. Can you submit your materials, consideration and comment? Your earliest response would be appreciated.
3) I very much regret I can't accept the invitation. Attend to talk, since next month it comes the middle of the academic semester and i have lectures to present.
4) I regret I cannot accept your kind invitation. I hope i'll be able to visit you some times in the future.