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Fill in the blank using past perfect tense form of the verb: The cat ______(chase) the bird before it flew out of the yard. - English

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Fill in the blank using past perfect tense form of the verb:

The cat ______(chase) the bird before it flew out of the yard.

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The cat had chased the bird before it flew out of the yard.

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Chapter 1.1: The Portrait of a Lady - Grammar- Tenses [Page 16]

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Samacheer Kalvi English Class 11 TN Board
Chapter 1.1 The Portrait of a Lady
Grammar- Tenses | Q f. viii. | Page 16

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