Underline the verbs in the past tense and circle the verbs in the past perfect tense.
1. He _told_ how he (had found) permanent houses and that he (had also seen) maize.
Right -- except that "also" is an adverb and should not be circled.
To find the verbs in the past tense and past perfect tense in the given sentence, follow these steps:
Step 1: Identify the simple past tense verbs.
In the sentence, the simple past tense verb is "told".
Step 2: Identify the past perfect tense verbs.
The past perfect tense refers to an action that occurred before another action in the past. In this case, the past perfect tense verbs are "had found" and "had also seen".
To summarize:
- The verb in the simple past tense: told
- The verbs in the past perfect tense: had found and had also seen