The past perfect form of the verb "cut" in this sentence:
The boy _____ ______ himself with a knife.
What is "had cut"
100
The girl broke the window.
What is "The window was broken by the girl."
100
The past perfect tense is used in several different ways.
One of the most common ones happens when there are two past ______ and ______________________________
What is : past actions/past events
and one happened before the other
100
"I had just turned out the light."
What is : S/he said that s/he had just turned out the light.
100
I didn't study.
What is: I wish (that) I had studied.
200
The past perfect form of the verb "run" in this sentence:
The boy ______ _______ home quickly in the rain.
What is "had run"
200
Those prisoners robbed five banks.
What is "Five banks had been robbed by those prisoners."
200
The form of the past perfect tense is easy to understand:
it always has ________ parts which are __________ plus the ____________
What is : 2 which are "had" plus the "past participle"
200
"Bill arrived on Saturday."
What is : S/he said that Bill had arrived on Saturday.
200
They didn't save their money.
What is : They wish (that) they had saved their money.
300
The past perfect form of the verb "choose" in this sentence:
The boy __________ ____________ to skip the exam.
What is "had chosen"
300
She finished the job.
What is "The job had been finished by her."
300
The past perfect is used to tell what a person said in a statement using the present tense, the present perfect tense, and/or the past perfect tense
What is : reported speech
300
"I have been to Spain."
What is : S/he told me that s/he had been to Spain.
300
She wasn't able to talk to you.
What is : She wishes (that) she had been able to talk to you.
400
The past perfect form with the verb "get" in this sentence:
The boy ________ _________ all his class materials.
What is "had gotten"
400
I learned an important lesson.
What is "An important lesson had been learned (by me)."
400
In the past perfect, the auxiliary HAD is often contracted to _________
What is : contracted to 'D
400
“They had already eaten when I arrived.”
What is : S/he said they had already eaten when s/he’d arrived.
400
He drank too much coffee.
What is : He wishes (that) he hadn't drunk so much coffee.
500
The past perfect form of the verb "take" in this sentence:
The boy _________ ___________ all that remained of the cookies.
What is "had taken"
500
The question form of this sentence: This class studied verbs before.
What is "Had verbs been studied before (by this class)?" or "Had verbs been studied by this class before?"
500
The past perfect is made negative by adding______ after _____,
but ______ ______ is often contracted to ____________.
What is : NOT after HAD but HAD NOT is often contracted to HADN'T
500
“They’ve always been very kind to me.”
What is : S/he said they had always been very kind to her/him.
500
We didn't take your advice.
What is : We wish (that) we had taken your advice.