(C) Combine each of the following pairs of sentences into one using Past Perfect / Past Simple tense. You may have to make some other changes, too. 1. The birds returned to their nests. The sun set later. 2. The fire was put out. The fire tender arrived afterwards. 3. I reached there late. All the forms were already sold. 4. All the students left. The announcement was made later. 5. I completed my call. Then the battery of my cell phone died.
Answer (1)
To combine sentences using Past Perfect and Past Simple tenses, we first need to understand the sequence of events. The Past Perfect tense is used to describe an action that was completed before another action in the past. Here’s how you can combine each of these pairs of sentences:
The birds returned to their nests. The sun set later.
By the time the sun set, the birds had returned to their nests.
The fire was put out. The fire tender arrived afterwards.
The fire had been put out before the fire tender arrived.
I reached there late. All the forms were already sold.
By the time I reached there, all the forms had already been sold.
All the students left. The announcement was made later.
All the students had left before the announcement was made.
I completed my call. Then the battery of my cell phone died.
I had completed my call when the battery of my cell phone died.
In each sentence, the Past Perfect tense is used for the action that was completed first, showing clearly the order of events.
