Brer Fox (i) had had (had/had had) a good idea who was eating his peanuts, but he couldn’t catch him. Every night he (h) ate (had eaten/ate) his fill and even started bringing his family. Soon as the peanuts (f) were (had been/were) ready, Brer Rabbit (g) decided (decided/had decided) to make his acquaintance with them. The community to see what everybody had been _ planting that summerĪnd his eye was _ caught by Brer Fox's peanut patch. (e.g.) Brer Rabbit had decided _(a)_ gardening was _(b)_too much for him. Study the sentences from the story and write whether (a) the action happenedīefore the action mentioned in the simple past tense, or (b) an action happenedĪfter the action mentioned in the past perfect tense. Do you know most often, when you use the past perfect, you use it with You must have used the simple past tense and past perfect tense in yourĪnswer. (d) Brer Fox had an idea of who was stealing from his patch. (c) How did he enter Brer Fox's peanut patch? There (n) _ (wasn’t/hadn’t been) a thing he could do, so he made himself comfortable to catch a little sleep!Īnswer the following questions based on the story you have read. He climbed through the hole and WHOOSH ! Next thing he (m) _ (had known/knew), he was hanging in the air upside down. That night Brer Rabbit (l) _ (came/had come) down to the peanut patch. If anybody (k) _ (stepped/had stepped) in it, the rope would grab his leg and hoist him up in the air. He tied a rope with a loop knot and put it inside the hole. He inspected his fence and finally (j) _ (had found/found) a small hole on the north side.

Brer Fox (i) _ (had/had had) a good idea who was eating his peanuts, but he couldn’t catch him. Every night he (h) _ (had eaten/ate) his fill and even started bringing his family.

Soon as the peanuts (f) _ (had been/were) ready, Brer Rabbit (g) _ (decided/had decided) to make his acquaintance with them.

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