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    This document provides examples of using the past perfect and past simple tenses together in sentences. It shows that when describing a past event that occurred before another past event, the past perfect ("had") is used first followed by the past simple. It also notes that when describing a past event caused by an earlier past event, the past simple is used first followed by the past perfect ("because") to explain the reason. Examples are given of sentences using this structure like "I had fallen asleep, so I missed the bus" and "I bought cookies because I had forgotten my lunch."

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    This document provides examples of using the past perfect and past simple tenses together in sentences. It shows that when describing a past event that occurred before another past event, the past perfect ("had") is used first followed by the past simple. It also notes that when describing a past event caused by an earlier past event, the past simple is used first followed by the past perfect ("because") to explain the reason. Examples are given of sentences using this structure like "I had fallen asleep, so I missed the bus" and "I bought cookies because I had forgotten my lunch."

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    Speaking Activity Past Perfect Vs Past Simple 2

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    Sofìa Ramìrez
    This document provides examples of using the past perfect and past simple tenses together in sentences. It shows that when describing a past event that occurred before another past event, the past perfect ("had") is used first followed by the past simple. It also notes that when describing a past event caused by an earlier past event, the past simple is used first followed by the past perfect ("because") to explain the reason. Examples are given of sentences using this structure like "I had fallen asleep, so I missed the bus" and "I bought cookies because I had forgotten my lunch."

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    Speaking activity

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    s
    Past perfect-past simple *use so
    (fall asleep – miss the bus) I had fallen asleep, so I missed the bus
    (be hungry – prepare sushi)
    (it is cold – turn on the a.c)
    (get a good grade– study for the test)

    Past simple- Past perfect- *use because


    (forget the lunch – buy cookies) I bought cookies because I had forgotten my lunch
    (feel alone – adopt a cat)
    (go on a trip – want to travel)
    (hear a fake new – read about it)

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