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Underline the verbs and arrange them in two columns, Past and Earlier past. (a) My friends set out to see the caves in the next town, but I stayed at home, because I had seen them already. (b) When they arrived at the station, their train had left. They came back home, but by that time I had gone out to see a movie! (c) So they sat outside and ate the lunch I had packed for them. (d) By the time I returned, they had fallen asleep!PastEarlier past

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(a) My friends set out to see the caves in the next town, but I stayed at home, because I had seen them already. 

(b) When they arrived at the station, their train had left. They came back home, but by that time I had gone out to see a movie! 

(c) So they sat outside and ate the lunch I had packed for them. 

(d) By the time I returned, they had fallen asleep!

PastEarlier past
set outhad seen
stayedhad left
arrivedhad gone
camehad packed
sathad fallen
ate
returned



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