Question

complete the sentence with the past perfect form of the verb. mean beth to roast the chicken for ninety minutes, but an unexpected visitor distracted her, and the bird cooked for over two hours. submit

Explanation:

The past perfect tense is formed as "had + past participle". The past participle of "mean" is "meant". Since the action of "meaning to roast the chicken" happened before the distraction (which is in the simple past - "distracted"), we use the past perfect.

Answer:

had meant