Underline the verbs in simple past and past perfect tense for the following sentences from the text. (i) Ma had rushed in to see what the racket was all about and found Papa standing there, sopping wet and scowling. (ii) Anand had vanished by this time and reappeared only after dinner when Papa had cooled down.
(i) Past perfect: had rushed; Simple past: was, found
(ii) Past perfect: had vanished, had cooled; Simple past: reappeared
The past perfect tense (had + past participle) is used for actions completed before another past action. The simple past is used for actions completed in the past.
In sentence (i), 'had rushed' happened before 'found' and 'was.'
In sentence (ii), 'had vanished' and 'had cooled' happened before 'reappeared.'
Explanation
The past perfect tense (had + past participle) is used for actions completed before another past action. The simple past is used for actions completed in the past. In sentence (i), 'had rushed' happened before 'found' and 'was.' In sentence (ii), 'had vanished' and 'had cooled' happened before 'reappeared.'
Solution Steps
Past perfect tense uses had + past participle for actions completed before another past action
Simple past tense is used for actions completed in the past
In sentence (i), 'had rushed' (past perfect) occurred before 'was' and 'found' (simple past)
In sentence (ii), 'had vanished' and 'had cooled' (past perfect) occurred before 'reappeared' (simple past)