English,  Fancy Expression

[English] 과거완료 시제

Example

오늘 아침에, 집에서 막 아침을 다 먹고 딱 나오려고 하고 있는데, 갑자기 화장실이 너무 급했어, 그래서 늦었어.
This morning, I was at home, I had just eaten breakfast. Just as I was about to leave I had to go to the bathroom really bad.
(Just as I was about to [V]: ~하려고 하다)

어제 밤에, 막 퇴근을 하고 나서, 사무실 건물 밖으로 딱 버스를 타려고 하고 있는데 지갑을 안 가지고 온거야.
Last night, I had just gotten off work. I was in front of my office building. And just as I was about to take the bus, I noticed (that) I didn’t have my wallet with me.
(get off work: 퇴근하다)

며칠 전에, 학교 도서관에서, 레포트를 막 다 작성하고 나서 이제 딱 교수님한테 보내려고 하고 있는데, 와이파이 연결에 문제가 생긴거야.
A few days ago, I was in front of school library. I had just finished my report. And just as I was about to send it to my professor, I started having problems with my Wi-Fi connection!

오늘 아침에 집에서 막 일어나고 나서 화장실 가려고 딱 걸어가고 있는데, 아래층에서 엄마가 누구랑 얘기하고 계시는거야.
This morning, I was at home. I had just gotten up, and just as I was walking over to the bathroom, I heard mother talking to someone downstairs.
((just) as I was + ing: 과거에 동작이 시작하는 시점을 설명 할 때)

3년 전에 막 졸업을 하고 나서 취업을 하려고 하고 있는데, 갑자기 저희 삼촌이 돌아가셨어요.
3 years ago, I had just graduated from school, and just as I was getting ready to get a job, my uncle passed away.

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