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Explanation:
We need to rewrite each sentence in the past perfect tense.

The past perfect tense is used to talk about something that happened *before* another past action or time. It is formed with:
had + past participle of the verb.

Let’s go one by one:

1. “I saw the movie.”
→ The simple past is “saw”. Past participle of “see” is seen.
So: I had seen the movie.

2. “Martha ate her dinner.”
→ “ate” → past participle is eaten.
So: Martha had eaten her dinner.

3. “The computer worked well.”
→ “worked” is regular; past participle is worked (same as past tense for regular verbs).
So: The computer had worked well.

4. “The driver went to the garage.”
→ “went” → past participle of “go” is gone.
So: The driver had gone to the garage.

5. “My parents said they were going to the new restaurant.”
This is a bit trickier. The main verb is “said” (past), and the clause “they were going…” is past continuous. But we only change the main verb to past perfect if it's the action that happened earlier. However, the instruction says: *Rewrite the sentences in the past perfect tense*, meaning we apply past perfect to the main verb — unless the sentence is already reporting something *before* another past event (but here there’s no second past event given). Since the worksheet gives a clear example:
> Past tense: I played tennis.
> Past perfect: I had played tennis.
So we just convert the main verb to had + past participle, regardless of context (this is a grammar drill, not a nuanced usage exercise).

So: “said” → past participle is said (irregular, same form).
→ My parents had said they were going to the new restaurant.
*(Note: The subordinate clause “they were going…” stays as is — we’re only changing the main verb.)*

6. “Lauren wanted to go to the Bahamas.”
→ “wanted” → past participle is wanted (regular verb).
So: Lauren had wanted to go to the Bahamas.

7. “The team played very well.”
→ “played” → past participle = played.
So: The team had played very well.

8. “The artist painted a beautiful painting.”
→ “painted” → past participle = painted.
So: The artist had painted a beautiful painting.

Now the “try on your own” part:
1. Write a sentence using the past tense.
Example: *She walked to school.*
2. Then write the same sentence using past perfect.
→ *She had walked to school.*

But since the user only asked to solve the problem (and not to create original sentences), we’ll focus on the 8 numbered items.

Let me double-check all past participles:
- see → seen ✔
- eat → eaten ✔
- work → worked ✔
- go → gone ✔
- say → said ✔
- want → wanted ✔
- play → played ✔
- paint → painted ✔

All correct.

Final Answer:
1. I had seen the movie.
2. Martha had eaten her dinner.
3. The computer had worked well.
4. The driver had gone to the garage.
5. My parents had said they were going to the new restaurant.
6. Lauren had wanted to go to the Bahamas.
7. The team had played very well.
8. The artist had painted a beautiful painting.