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Answer for exercise Grammar 1

The solution for exercise Grammar 1 in chapter 06 - Language focus 1 of Cutting Edge Intermediate - Student's Book by Sarah Cunningham, Peter Moor and Jonathan Bygrave

Question

Which verb below is in the Past simple and which is in the Past perfect? How do we form the Past perfect? Which action happened first?

Answer

  • met = Past simple; had died = Past perfect
  • form of Past perfect: had + past participle
  • The action in the Past perfect (their adoptive fathers had died) happened before the action in the Past simple (they met).