WARM-UP VIDEO FOR PAST PERFECT (1) IN DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES

Instructions. Watch the video clip and notice how the language is used and spoken

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Exercise: Practice saying aloud the script from the video to improve your English.

Exactly one year had passed since the night Mike Delfino and Susan Mayer were supposed to become engaged. So when Mike took Susan to her favorite restaurant, she just knew he was going to pop the question what are you gonna have and when he did the chicken. She'd be ready with her answer but as the evening wore on the moment. Susan had been waiting for failed to materialize and though many opportunities presented themselves the question was never asked until the thought began to dawn on Susan that perhaps it never would.

Sources: 

Past Perfect in Desperate Housewives: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84f2MLXcmx8

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