Past Participle Form
The past participle form of the verb "know"
What is "known?"
YES or NO:
The sentence correctly uses past perfect tense:
"St. Ignatius of Loyola had been born in Spain."
What is "NO."
After St. Ignatius (is wounded) in the Battle of Pamplona, he began reading books about Jesus and the saints.
What is "had been wounded?"
COMBINE: Declarative Sentence in Past Perfect Tense
1st event - St. Ignatius served as a soldier and experienced a spiritual conversion.
2nd event - He founded the Society of Jesus.
What is:
"St. Ignatius served as a soldier and experienced a spiritual conversion before he founded the Society of Jesus."
"After St. Ignatius served as a soldier and experienced spiritual conversion, he founded the Society of Jesus."
The past participle form of the verb "sit"
What is "sat?"
YES or NO:
The sentence correctly uses simple past tense:
"In 1521, he was seriously wounded by a cannonball during the Battle of Pamplona."
What is "YES."
Before Pope Gregory XV canonized him in 1622, many people (already admire) his holiness and leadership.
What is "had already admired?"
COMBINE: INTERROGATIVE Past Perfect Tense
1st event - St. Ignatius was wounded in the Battle of Pamplona.
2nd event - He wrote the Spiritual Exercises.
What is:
Had St. Ignatius been wounded in the Battle of Pamplona before he wrote the Spiritual Exercises?
The past participle form of the verb "wake"
What is "woken?"
YES or NO:
The sentence is in past perfect tense:
"After his recovery, Ignatius gave up his former lifestyle and devoted himself to prayer, study, and serving others."
What is "NO."
Ignatius (believe) education was a powerful way to serve God and others.
What is "believed?"
COMBINE: NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE Past Perfect Tense
1st Event - St. Ignatius did not recover from his injuries yet
2nd Event - He began serving God.
Hadn't St. Ignatius recovered from his injuries before he began serving God?
OR
Had St. Ignatius not recovered from his injuries before he began serving God?
The past participle form of the verb "show"
What is "shown?"
YES or NO:
The sentence correctly uses past perfect tense:
"Before St. Ignatius of Loyola had became a priest, he served as a soldier."
What is "NO?"
Before he (die) in Rome, St. Ignatius (found) the Society of Jesus and (inspire) many people to serve God through education and missionary work.
What is "died, had founded, had inspired?"
COMBINE: Declarative Negative Past Perfect Tense
1st 3 events - he did not study theology, but he served as a soldier and experienced a spiritual conversion.
2nd event - St. Ignatius founded the Society of Jesus.
What is:
"Before St. Ignatius founded the Society of Jesus, he had not studied theology, but he had served as a soldier and had experienced a spiritual conversion."
The past participle form of the verb "swim"
What is "swum?"
YES or NO:
The sentence correctly uses past perfect tense:
"By the time the Society of Jesus was officially recognized in 1540, Ignatius had inspired many followers."
What is "YES?"
By the time St. Ignatius (become) the first Superior General of the Jesuits, he (recover) from his injuries and (gather) companions who shared his mission.
What is "became, had recovered, had gathered?"
Write a sentence:
Think of a time when a difficult experience changed your perspective. What had happened before you made that change, just as St. Ignatius was changed after his injury?
[Answer varies.]