B. Read the text again and find sentences in past perfect. Why are they used in the text?

Sentences in the past perfect tense found in the text are:

1. "By the age of two he had learned to read and write."
2. "Before his fifth birthday his parents had taught him to speak French and German..."
3. "...by the age of ten he had already read all the books in his father's library."
4. "When all his friends were still in the second year, he had already left school."
5. "After he had finished college, he went to University..."
6. "He was happy because he hadn't wasted his time and got a good profession that he loved."
7. "...he had never played football or basketball with his friends and had no idea of sports..."
8. "...he hadn't had time for them."

Past perfect is used to show that an action was completed before another action in the past.

Ответ: Past perfect is used to show that an action was completed before another action in the past.

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