Change the time in the following sentences by using a different verb tense and replacing any necessary time clues. Each student should choose a different verb tense.
My friend was planning to take her first holiday in many years, but was so concerned about the problems that might crop while she was away that she cancelled her reservations and postponed trip for another year.
5 comments:
My friend might be planning to take her first holiday in many years, but she is so concerned about the problems that might crop while she is away that she may cancel her reservations and postpone the trip for another year.
My friend will be planning to take her first holiday in many years, but will be so concerned about the problems that might crop while she will be away that she will cancel her reservations and postpone her trip for another year.
My friend has planned to take her first holiday in many years, but is so concerned about the problems might crop while she is away that she has cancelled her reservations and has postponed the trip for another year.
My friend had planned to take her first holiday in many years, but she had been so concerned about the problems that could crop while she was away that she had cancelled her reservations and postponed the trip for another year.
Hmm. No one wanted to correct my typo ("crop" was supposed to be "crop up").
Otherwise, great effort, everyone!
Eugenie, I not sure that "might be planning" really works here. Consider:
My friend was planning to take her first holiday in many years, but she is so concerned about the problems that might crop while she is away that she may cancel her reservations and postpone the trip for another year.
Yosua, I think you have a similar problem. Consider:
My friend had planned to take her first holiday in many years, but is so concerned about the problems might crop while she is away that she has cancelled her reservations and has postponed the trip for another year.
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