ACTIVITY 329 – THE ADVENTURES OF TIN TIN

SIMPLE PAST X PAST PERFECT

I. WATCH THE MOVIE SEGMENT AND DECIDE WHICH ACTION TOOK PLACE FIRST.
WRITE
1 FOR THE FIRST ACTIVITY AND 2 FOR THE SECOND ACTIVITY.

( ) TIN TIN READ THE MANUAL.

( ) TIN TIN STARTED THE ENGINE.

( ) THE CAPTAIN SAW THE THUNDERSTORM.

( ) THEY FLEW OVER A SHIP.

( ) THE CAPTAIN AND SNOWY DRANK ALL THE ALCOHOL.

( ) THEY RAN OUT OF GAS.

( ) THE PLANE CRASHED ON THE DESERT.

( ) THE PRISONERS PARACHUTED FROM THE PLANE.

( ) SNOWY TRIED TO SAVE TIN TIN.

( ) THE PROPELLER STOPPED WORKING.

II. NOW COMPLETE THE BLANKS WITH EITHER THE SIMPLE PAST OR THE PAST
PERFECT TENSES, ACCORDING TO THE MOVIE SEGMENT.

1. TIN TIN _____________ (READ) THE MANUAL WHEN HE ____________ (START) THE
PLANE.

2. THE CAPTAIN ____________ (SEE) THE THUNDERSTORM AFTER THEY

____________ (FLY) OVER A SHIP.

3. THE CAPTAIN AND SNOWY ______________ (DRINK) ALL THE ALCOHOL WHEN THEY
__________ (RUN) OUT OF GAS.

4. WHEN THE PLANE ______________ (CRASHED) ON THE DESERT, THE PRISONERS

___________________ (PARACHUTE) FROM THE PLANE.

5. TIN TIN _____________(TRY) TO HELP TIN TIN WHEN THE PROPELLER

____________ (STOP) WORKING.

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 MOVIE SEGMENTS TO ASSESS GRAMMAR GOALS

ACTIVITY 329

THE ADVENTURES OF TIN TIN

SIMPLE PAST X PAST PERFECT

ANSWER KEY:

I.

1. 1, 2

2. 2,1

3. 1,2

4. 2,1

5. 1,2

II.

1. TIN TIN HAD READ (READ) THE MANUAL WHEN HE STARTED (START) THE PLANE.

2. THE CAPTAIN SAW (SEE) THE THUNDERSTORM AFTER THEY HAD FLOWN (FLY) OVER A
SHIP.

3. THE CAPTAIN AND SNOWY HAD DRUNK (DRINK) ALL THE ALCOHOL WHEN THEY RAN
(RUN) OUT OF GAS.

4. WHEN THE PLANE CRASHED (CRASHED) ON THE DESERT, THE PRISONERS HAD
(ALREADY) PARACHUTED (PARACHUTE) FROM THE PLANE.

5. TIN TIN HAD TRIED (TRY) TO HELP TIN TIN WHEN THE PROPELLER STOPPED (STOP)
WORKING.

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