Grammar Appendix Unit 2: Past Perfect and Present Perfect Tense
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What is the main purpose of using the past perfect tense?

  • To show that one action in the past happened before another action in the past (correct)
  • To indicate actions that will happen in the future
  • To express actions happening in the present moment
  • To express actions happening simultaneously

    • In the sentence 'Before the taxi arrived, Leonard put all his clothes in a big backpack,' which tense is used to show that Leonard's action happened before the taxi arrived?

  • Present perfect tense
  • Present tense
  • Past perfect tense (correct)
  • Past continuous tense

    • When do we not always need to use the past perfect tense according to the text?

  • When actions are happening at the same time
  • When actions are happening in the future
  • When the speaker wants to confuse the listener
  • When there is a clear time expression in the sentence (correct)

    • Which scenario reflects the use of past perfect to tell events in a different order from chronological?

    <p>Lisa left after Mark had arrived at the party.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which form is correct for the negative of 'We had been there before'?

    <p>We hadn't been there before</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How is a question formed using the past perfect tense according to the text?

    <p>'Had they been there before?'</p> Signup and view all the answers

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