3 DAUDET: today's work

 Conjugate using the past perfect.

Madam C.J. Walker had learned about hair care from her brothers.   

She was born after her parents had gained their freedom.

By the time she was 7, she had become an orphan because her parents had died.

After her parents had passed away, she went to live with her sister.

She had a daughter after she had married Moses McWilliams.

 

Choose the right tense: simple past  or past perfect?

Before the plane took off, the passengers had fastened their seat belts.

She checked in after she had arrived at the airport.

By the time we reached the hotel, the sun had already set.

 

(to be continued...) 

Vocabulary:

Pass away: mourir

An orphan: un(e) orphelin(e)