Past Perfect

• English
• Tertiary Education

What are we going to do today?

Objetivos de aprendizaje

(Learning objectives)

After this lessons you will be able to:

• Explain the order of events on a timeline
• Describe the exercises you have made
• Illustrate and caption two events using the past perfect and past simple
• Explain situations with reasons and regrets using the past perfect

How do we use the Past Perfect?

The past perfect talks about actions that were completed before some point in the past.

The formula for the past perfect is had + participle

Example: John had baked a cake before you arrived.

What have we seen?

Can somebody explain me how we make the past perfect?

Can you give me an example on the timeline?

Can anybody give me an example with the past perfect?

Exercise

1. I thought i know her. I thought I ... (see) her before.
2. He .... (drive) only twice in his life before the accident.
3. Bonny no longer had her car. She .... (sell) it.
4. I saw Annabel last week. She ... (change) a lot.
5. Terry wasn't home. He ... (just go) out.
6. He fed the cat because no-one .... (feed) it for days
7. The new restaurant wasn't open any longer. It ... (close) down.
8. Jenny ... ( just get) home when the phone ring

Answers

1. Had seen
2. had driven
3. had sold
4. had changed
5. had just gone 
6. had fet
7. had closed
8. had just got

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