Unit 5
6 Read the passage below and find six verbs in the past perfect tense.
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Example: had said
Before the holidays, the Principal had said she wanted every student to do something to help the environment. When we came back to school, our class did a survey to find out what everyone had done. Fifteen students had started to recycle bottles and more than twenty had re-used carrier bags. Ten said they had been careful in their use of water. Another ten had told their parents to walk to work! Mr. Jamieson had planted two trees in his yard. The Principal said she had taken the bus to town instead of going in her car.
7 These sentences tell us what Clive had done before he started his business. Complete them using the past perfect of the verb in brackets. 1 Clive ____ ______ (make) his plans. 2 He ____ ______ (collect) all the materials he needed. 3 Mr. Taylor ____ ______ (show) him how to build the cart. 4 His mom ____ ______ (go) to visit his auntie. 5 Clive ____ ______ (write) a big notice. 6 Clive ____ not ______ (think) about the dangers. 7 He and his friends ____ not ______ (speak) to the neighbours. 8 He ____ not ______ (tell) Mr. Taylor what he was going to do. 8 This is what happened at the end of Clive’s day. • Complete the passage with verbs in the past perfect tense. Clive was starving. He (1) ______ (not eaten) all day because he (2) ______ (be) too busy with pushcart rides! He ran into the kitchen whooping, “Guess what, Mom!” But his mom wasn’t there. She (3) _____ ______ (leave) him a note. She (4) _____ ______ (go) to work! Her old boss (5) _____ ______ (call) earlier to ask her to come back. One of the other workers (6) ______ just _______ (break) his leg and they needed his mom back.
• Write four sentences about things you had done before you started primary school. Use the past perfect tense.
Example: Before I started primary school, I had…
DA Some students can work on the exercises in pairs. Partner students of different abilities and vary the partners with whom they work from time to time.
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