Past perfect & past simple

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 1

VVT - Past Perfect

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OVT - Past simple

Past simple & Past perfect

Er zijn twee dingen gebeurd in het verleden. 

Het ene (past perfect) is gebeurd voor het andere (past simple)

Past simple & Past perfect

When I entered the classroom, the lesson had already started.

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The class had already started, when I entered the classroom. 

Past simple

Tweede rijtje

regelmatig - stam+ed : worked / lived / started / passed

onregelmatig - tweede rijtje : had / did / bought / ate / began

I passed all my exams last month

They began their world trip three years ago

Past Perfect

Je maakt het zo: 

had + past participle (voltooid deelwoord)

I had worked all day.

They had spoken about this before.

Past Perfect

Vaak gebruik je de PP wanneer je meerdere momenten in het verleden bespreekt.

De Past Perfect gebruik je voor wat het langst geleden is gebeurt. De Past Simple voor wat daarna is gebeurt.

Past Perfect

- De Past Perfect gebruik je voor wat het langst geleden is gebeurt. (A)

- De Past Simple gebruik je voor wat er daarna is gebeurt. (B)

Past Perfect

They had walked (A) for an hour when they arrived (B) at their cabin. 

When they arrived (B) at their cabin, they had walked (A) for an hour 

Ze hebben eerst een uur gelopen  voordat ze bij de hut aankwamen.

Past Perfect

I bought (B) a new laptop after my old one had fallen (A) of the table.

Ik kocht een nieuwe laptop nadat de oude was gevallen.

Check exercise

Fill in the correct form of the Past Perfect.

had + past participle (voltooid deelwoord)

I noticed that he ______ (to leave) his books behind.

After I ..... (to take) a shower, I went to work.

Before I took a shower, I ..... (to have) breakfast.

I met them after they ______ (to see) the movie.

He ____ (talk) to his doctor before he ____ (go) to the hospital.

John ____ (sign) the contract before he ____ (realise) what the consequences were.

I ____ (operated) the machine before so I didn't ____ (need) any help.

Before I ___ (decide) to go to the museum, I ____ (look up) the opening hours on the internet.

Questions?