Share Detective Game – Past Perfect
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Case: The classroom was empty. Clues: the students left / the bell rang
👉 The classroom was empty because the students had left after the bell had rung.
Case: The boy was in trouble. Clues: he didn’t do his homework / the teacher asked for it
👉 The boy was in trouble because he hadn’t done his homework when the teacher had asked for it.
Case: The ground was muddy. Clues: it rained / the children played outside
👉 The ground was muddy because it had rained and the children had played outside.
Case: Sarah was embarrassed. Clues: she forgot her lines / everyone was watching
👉 Sarah was embarrassed because she had forgotten her lines while everyone was watching.
Case: The teacher was angry. Clues: the students were noisy / they didn’t listen
👉 The teacher was angry because the students had been noisy and they hadn’t listened to her.
Case: The dog was dirty. Clues: it rolled in the mud / it played in the garden
👉 The dog was dirty because it had rolled in the mud and had played in the garden.
Case: I missed the beginning of the movie. Clues: I arrived late / the movie started on time
👉 I missed the beginning because the movie had started on time and I had arrived late.
Case: The fridge was empty. Clues: they didn’t buy groceries / the kids ate everything
👉 The fridge was empty because they hadn’t bought groceries and the kids had eaten everything.
Case: He couldn’t find his wallet. Clues: he left it at home / he forgot to check
👉 He couldn’t find his wallet because he had left it at home and had forgotten to check.
Case: The cake was ruined. Clues: she baked it too long / she forgot to set the timer
👉 The cake was ruined because she had baked it too long since she had forgotten to set the timer.
Case: The floor was full of water. Clues: the children played with the hose / someone left the tap on
👉 The floor was wet because the children had played with the hose and someone had left the tap on.
Case: She was very disappointed. Clues: her friends didn’t show up / they promised to come
👉 She was disappointed because her friends hadn’t shown up even though they had promised to come.
Case: The baby was crying. Clues: he was hungry / nobody fed him
👉 The baby was crying because he had been hungry and nobody had fed him.
Case: The streets were dangerous. Clues: the lights went out / there was a blackout
👉 The streets were dangerous because the lights had gone out after a blackout had happened.
Case: The kids were excited. Clues: they opened the presents / Santa visited them
👉 The kids were excited because they had opened their presents and Santa had visited them.
Case: The tourists were lost. Clues: they didn’t follow the map / they took the wrong bus
👉 The tourists were lost because they hadn’t followed the map and they had taken the wrong bus.
