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 sentence.
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.
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Answer: the first answer is a past perfect tense and the second is simple past tense and the last is time expressiom
1.had landed,before classes were suspended,before classes
2.had found,very happy after he had found his watch,after he had found
3.Had broken,before he told his mother,before he told
4.had harvest,By the time the flood came,By the time
5.Had worked,after he had worked so much,after he had worked
6.had planted,before it rained hard,before it rained
7.had gone,before he was awarded as scholarship,before he was awarded
8.had thought,after he had thought hard,After he had
9.had made,when the girls had made sandwiches,when the girls
10.had talked,after we had talked for a long time,after we had