Practice with Past Perfect					Name: ____________________

Directions: combine the two events into one sentence using past perfect tense using “had” or “has” in one of the verb phrases. Add subordinating conjunctions or rearrange the order of the events, but don’t change the meaning.  

Example: A) The police caught Kevin stealing		B) He was sent to juvenile detention home. 

____After the police had caught Kevin stealing, he was sent to a juvenile detention home.___________

1. A) I did my chores.						B) My mother let me go to the party. 

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2. A) It rained early in the morning. 				B) The grass was wet.

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3. A) I earned nine demerits.					B) I wasn’t allowed to go to the spring fling.

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4. A) Curt was sick for several days.				B) He went to the doctor.

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5. A) Spencer worked hard in school.				B) He was able to get a good job.

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6. A) No one ate at the restaurant. 				B) The restaurant went out of business.

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7. A) They copied all their homework assignments.		B) They were not prepared for the test.

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8. A) He ate so much cake.					B) He felt sick for the rest of the day.

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