Question

) Combine the following pair of sentences using the past perfect tense and simple past tense.

(use - after, before or when as linkers) 3 x 1 = 3 M

1. I finished my dinner. Then my father came.

2. She won the game. She got the medal.

3. I brushe dmy teeth. I took my breakfast.​

Answer 1

Answer:

1. I finished my dinner. Then my father came.

• I finished my dinner after my father came.

2. She won the game. She got the medal.

• She got the medal after winning the medal.

3. I brushe dmy teeth. I took my breakfast.

• I took my breakfast after broosing my teeth.
• Simple Past tense is used in the above sentences.
• It's very easy to identify the simple past tense in any sentences if their main verbs are written in past form. Examples: He came. She went. They fought etc.

Answer 2

1. My father came after I finished my dinner.

2. She got the medal after she won the game.

3. I brushed my teeth before I took my breakfast.

Explanation:

• The past tense is used to narrate an already happened action in a time before now.

• The time of the action happened can be in the near past or distant past, but it does not matter how long the action lasted.