The Mystery of the Missing Letter “On the morning of July 15th, Clara discovered that an important letter had gone missing. She had been searching for the letter for hours but had no luck. Her colleague, David, approached her and said, ‘I’ve been looking for the letter too, but I haven’t found it yet. I’ve been searching for hours, and it’s just not turning up.’ Clara replied, ‘This is so frustrating! The letter contained crucial information about the project. I had seen it in the office just last week. Where could it have gone?’ David suggested, ‘Maybe someone else has seen it or moved it. I think we should check with the staff in the file room.’ The letter had been found in the company office but was no longer there. It was eventually found by an assistant who had been working in the file room during the afternoon. He said, ‘I found the letter under a pile of documents. It must have been misplaced.’ Clara felt relieved and thanked the assistant for his help. ‘I’m so glad you found it. Thank you so much!’”
a) Complete using the correct verb tenses and structures.(Completa usando el tiempo del verbo y estructura correctas.)
Clara (search) for the letter for hours before realizing it had gone missing. (Past Perfect Continuous)
David (search) for the letter too, but he didn’t find it. (Present Perfect Continuous)
The letter (find) by an assistant after Clara (give) it up as lost. (Passive Voice)
The assistant (say) found the letter under a pile of documents. (Reported Speech)
Clara (feel) relieved when the letter (find). (Narrative Tenses)
Here are the sentences completed with the correct verb tenses and structures:
Clara had been searching for the letter for hours before realizing it had gone missing. (Past Perfect Continuous)
David has been searching for the letter too, but he didn’t find it. (Present Perfect Continuous)
The letter was found by an assistant after Clara had given it up as lost. (Passive Voice)
The assistant said he had found the letter under a pile of documents. (Reported Speech)
Clara felt relieved when the letter was found. (Narrative Tenses)