Question

Study the following sentences.
1) I didn't know Jim had migrated to the United States.
2) When we arrived at the theatre, the show had already begun.
3) The patient had died before the ambulance reached the hospital.
4) He had got married by the time he started working.
5) I couldn't open the locker because I had mislaid the keys.
6) Byom Bakshi felt that he had seen the man somewhere before.
As you can see, each of the above sentences describes two different actions, events or situations. Work with a partner and list them as shown in the example.

A. Occurred First	B. Occurred Later
1. Example: Jim had migrated to the United States.	1. I did not know it. The speaker came to know the fact later.)
2.	2.
3.	3.
4.	4.
5.	5.
6.	6.

What verb forms have been used in (A) and (B) respectively?
A. ....................................................................
B ....................................................................

What conclusion can you draw from your analysis?

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Answer 1

A. Occurred First	B. Occurred Later
1. Example: Jim had migrated to the United States.	1. I did not know it. The speaker came to know the fact later.)
2. The show had already begun	2. when we arrived at the theatre
3. The patient had died	3. the ambulance reached the hospital
4. He had got married	4. he started working
5. Iliad ,nislaid the keys	5. I couldn’t open the locker
6. that he had seen the man somewhere before	6. Byom Bakshi felt

• A. In it the verb forms of past perfect have been used.
  B. In it verb forms of simple past have been used.
  
  
• The conclusion is simple. If there are two/actions in a sentence, the action Is taking place before the second shall be in past perfect and those= occurring later shall be in simple past.