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МатематикаВопрос:
2 Look at the examples of the past perfect highlighted in the text in exercise 2. Find all the other examples. Complete rule a in the Learn this! box.
Ответ:
The other examples of the past perfect in the text are: 'had risen', 'had taken', 'had spilled', 'had kept', 'had sold', 'had thrown', 'had forgotten', 'hadn't saved'.
Rule a: We form the past perfect with 1 had or 2 'd and the past participle.
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