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Past Perfect Tense

1. Define past perfect tense.

a. action that happened before another past action
b. action happening now
c. action that will happen in the future
d. action that will happen before a future time or action

2. Form the past perfect tense of the verb:

say
a. said
b. was saying
c. had said

3. Use the correct tense of the verb.

Six people for this position at the bank.(past perfect)
a. are applying
b. were applying
c. had applied

4. Form the past perfect tense of the verb:

see
a. saw
b. had saw
c. had seen
d. did see

5. Form the past perfect tense of the verb:

run
a. ran
b. did run
c. had ran
d. had runned

6. Write the verb form indicated in parenthesis.

Many people (past perfect tense of plant) crops.

7. Write verb form indicated in parentheses.

Some farmers (past perfect tense of use)the same methods as their ancestors did.

8. Write verb form indicated in parentheses.

The farmers (past perfect tense of reap) the harvest at the end of the summer.
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