In your notebook, copy and answer the statements below by boxing the past perfect tense, circling the simple past tense) and underlining the
time expression used in each sentences.
He had told me before that he was in Europe.
1. The storm had landed on land before classes were suspended.
2. He was very happy after he had found his watch.
3. He had broken his eyeglasses before he told his mother.
4. By the time the flood came, the farmers had harvested the rice.
5. He succeeded after he had worked so hard.
6. Before it rained hard, the farmers had planted the rice.
7. He had gone to college before he was awarded a scholarship.
8. After he had thought hard, he answered the teacher's question.
9. When the girls had made the sandwiches, the boys brought the juice.
10.After we had talked for a long time, she left her phone.
Answers
He had told me before that he was in Europe.
- Past Perfect - had told
- Simple Past - told
- Time expression - before
1. The storm had landed on land before classes were suspended.
- Past Perfect - had landed
- Simple Past - landed and suspended
- Time expression -before
2. He was very happy after he had found his watch.
- Past Perfect - had found
- Simple Past - found
- Time expression - after
3. He had broken his eyeglasses before he told his mother.
- Past Perfect - had broken
- Simple Past - broken and told
- Time expression - before
4. By the time the flood came, the farmers had harvested the rice.
- Past Perfect - had harvested
- Simple Past - harvested
- Time expression - By the time
5. He succeeded after he had worked so hard
- Past Perfect - had worked
- Simple Past - succeeded and worked
- Time expression - after
6. Before it rained hard, the farmers had planted the rice.
- Past Perfect - had planted
- Simple Past - rained and planted
- Time expression - after
7. He had gone to college before he was awarded a scholarship.
- Past Perfect - had gone
- Simple Past - awarded
- Time expression - before
8. After he had thought hard, he answered the teacher's question.
- Past Perfect - had thought
- Simple Past - thought and answered
- Time expression - after
9. When the girls had made the sandwiches, the boys brought the juice.
- Past Perfect - had made
- Simple Past - made and brought
- Time expression - when
10.After we had talked for a long time, she left her phone.
- Past Perfect - had talked
- Simple Past - talked and left
- Time expression - after
Concept: To choose and highlight the past perfect tense
Given: A few sentences to choose from
Find: The words that a past perfect sentence
Solution:
1. (had landed) on land before classes were (suspended).
2. was happy after he (had found)
3. (had broken) his eyeglasses before.
4. By the time, the farmers (had harvested) the rice.
5. after (he had) worked so hard.
6. Before it rained, the farmers (had planted).
7. (had gone) to college before he was awarded.
8. After he (had thought) hard.
9. When the girls (had made).
10. After we (had talked) for a long, she left.
Hence, we have now chosen the past perfect sentence
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