I. Underline the past perfect tense of the verb in each sentence.
1.Uncle David went to the doctor after he had been ill for a month
2. When the boys arrived at the cinema, the movie had already started
3. Before we reached the station we saw that we had lost our way.
4. All the tickets had been sold before the concert began.
5. They took a shower after they had finished the game.
6. I asked Mr. Santos how many books he had read.
7. My mother asked me why I had not cleaned up my room.
8. Bob was sorry that he had told me the story.
9. Alan watched TV after he had eaten his lunch.
10. The sun shone yesterday after it had been cold for many weeks
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Answer:
Underlined past perfect tense words:
1.had been ill
2.had already
3.had lost
4.had been sold
5.had finished
6.had read
7.had not cleaned
8.had told
9.had eaten
10.had been cold
Explanation:
Past Perfect tense-It is called pluferfect,is a verb tense used to talk about actions that were completed before some point in the past.
Answer:
1.went
2. arrived
3. Reached
4. Began
5.after
6.many
7.cleaned
8.had
9.watched
10.many