Activity 4: Simple Past/Past Perfect Stories
Directions: Compare Story A and Story B. Which of these stories reflect sentences
in the simple past tense and that of the past perfect tense?

A. Who were they? Where did they go?
What happened?

One autumn evening, Charles and Beth
went to the theater. They attended a
play. The play started at 7:00. Charles
and Beth enjoyed the theater.
After the play, Charles and Beth
walked together in the park. They
walked beside the lake. The moon was
bright. They talked about their future.
When Charles and Beth went home,
their children were not asleep. They
waited for Charles and Beth to return.
They were excited to hear about the
theater!
Charles told the children about the
play. Then, Beth put the children to
bed. Charles and Beth were very tired.
It was a good night!

A. Comprehension Questions:
1. Where did Charles and Beth go?
2.What was the reaction of the
children when they arrived?
3. Which sentence tells us about
Charles and Beth’s condition?
B. Who had owned it? What had
they done?
The Smith family had never owned a
car until they bought their first
automobile in 1906. Before they bought
it, they had only used horses and a
buggy for transportation. They had
never owned anything so expensive
before they bought the car.
The Smith family was very excited
about their automobile. The children
had never ridden in an automobile
before their parents purchased the car.
They had only seen a few automobiles
when they went to town for supplies.
But nobody they knew had ever owned
an automobile before that day. They felt
very lucky.
B. Comprehension Questions:
1. What were the modes of
transportation used by the Smith
family?
2. Give the reason why they had never
owned a car.
3. Were the Smith children able to ride
a car before?


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Answer:

Who were they? — Charles and Beth

Where did they go? — To the theater

What happened? — They attended a

They attended aplay.Charles and Beth enjoyed the theater.

Beth enjoyed the theater.After the play, Charles and Beth walked together in the park. They walked beside the lake. They talked about their future. When Charles and Beth went home, their children were not asleep. They waited for Charles and Beth to return. They were excited to hear about the theater!

Charles told the children about the play. Then, Beth put the children to bed. Charles and Beth were very tired. It was a good night!