V4 - Past Perfect

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Past Perfect

Grammar §2.4

Today

- What is the past perfect?

- When do you use the past perfect?

- When do you use the past simple vs. the past perfect?

Past Perfect

Had + past participle

I had slept.

She had been.

Past Perfect 1

To show that one action was finished when another began.

• I apologised because I had left my money at home.
• I watched TV after I had done my homework
  

Past Perfect 2

To show that at some point in the past, an action or situation had been going on for a while.

• When I started working at that supermarket, I had worked in a restaurant for two years.
• They had known each other for six months when they got married.
  

Timeline

Let's practise

Fill the correct form of the verbs into the gaps. Use the past perfect or the past simple.

After they ____ (eat) the shellfish, they began to feel sick.

When I ____ (arrive) at the cinema, the film ____ (start).

The lights went off because we _____ (not pay) the electricity bill.

She ____ (watch) a video after the children ____ (go) to bed.

They ____ (ride) their bikes before they ____ (meet) their friends.

Activity

You will be given a situation. Come up with a cause and a consequence of the situation, then make a grammatically correct sentence using the past perfect for each, either individually or with your neighbour.

Example: I had a fight with my sister last month

Cause: I had a fight with my sister last month because she had borrowed my bike and scratched it.

Consequence: I had had a fight with my sister, so I didn't talk to her for three days.

I was very tired.

I was completely broke.

Please do ...

Unit 2.4 ex. 16 and 17. 

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