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Link to Language : Past Perfect Look at the following sentence from one of the texts on page 35 : Well-known actors were used as voices for the animated characters ; in previous Disney movies , unknown actors had contributed their voices . If events in the past are not reported in the order that they happened , the Past Perfect is used to show the event that happened earlier in time . The Past Perfect is formed by using : had + third form ( V 3 ) 1 In the above sentence , which event happened first , and which happened second ? 2 Find sentences using the Past Perfect in the texts on page 35 . a Copy the sentences into your notebook and translate them into your native language . S > What forms do the verbs take in your native language ? Look at the following sentence : Now color films replaced the black-and-white movies that had been shown to cinema audiences until then . The passive is used in order to focus on the action itself , rather than on who did the action . The Past Perfect in the passive is formed by using : had + been + third form ( V 3 ) 3 Complete the following sentences using the Past Perfect or the Past Simple . Answer in your notebook . & By the time the Lumiere brothers ( create ) the Cinematographe , Edison ( invent ) the Kinetoscope and Kinetograph . & In the 1950 s , directors and actors ( choose ) the film studio they wanted to work for . In the previous decade , however , most stars _ ( work ) exclusively for one powerful studio . ^ By the 1 930 s , audiences ( expect ) to see "talkies" and not the silent films that ( be ) so popular in the 1920 s . < 3 Many of the films that ( show ) on TV ( already , screen ) to cinema audiences . More practice on
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