Read these sentences and fill in the gaps with the correct verb form in the past perfect. Example 0. John ___ his rabbits by 9 o'clock yesterday. (feed) Answer 0. had fed. 1. Before Ken ran to Kerry's house, he _ him. (phone) 2. By the time the show began, all friends _. (arrive) 3. It ___ for three weeks, so the land was wet. (rain)

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Вопрос:

Read these sentences and fill in the gaps with the correct verb form in the past perfect. Example 0. John ___ his rabbits by 9 o'clock yesterday. (feed) Answer 0. had fed. 1. Before Ken ran to Kerry's house, he _ him. (phone) 2. By the time the show began, all friends _. (arrive) 3. It ___ for three weeks, so the land was wet. (rain)

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Let's fill in the gaps with the correct form of the verbs in Past Perfect tense. Past Perfect is formed using 'had' + past participle (3rd form of the verb).

Before Ken ran to Kerry's house, he had phoned him.

Explanation: The action of phoning happened before Ken ran to Kerry's house.
By the time the show began, all friends had arrived.

Explanation: The friends arrived before the show began.
It had rained for three weeks, so the land was wet.

Explanation: The rain happened for three weeks before the land became wet.