The question is asking you to select the past perfect verb form.
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In the sentence below, Dad cut the grass before he cooked lunch. Circle the correct past perfect verb form.
After Dad cut / cuts / had cut / was cutting the grass, he cooked lunch.
- Read the question carefully and read it again. What is it asking you to do?
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- Look for clues in the sentence that show you when the actions are happening.
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Both actions are in the past. After indicates that there is a sequence to the actions.
- Cooked is in the past tense, so cut needs to be in the past perfect to show that it happened before cooked.
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Perfect verb forms include a form of the verb to have. Select the past perfect: had cut.
- Check your answer.
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After Dad cut / cuts / had cut / was cutting the grass, he cooked lunch.