Past simple past perfect

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 3

Grammar time!

Past simple versus past perfect

Wat gebeurt eerst?

When he arrived at the train station, the train had already left.

🇬🇧 Past Simple 

🇳🇱 Verleden Tijd

ww+ed

(irr. verb = 2e vorm)

I 

I saw him yesterday.

🇬🇧 Past Perfect

🇳🇱 Voltooid Verleden Tijd

🇬🇧 Past Simple 

🇳🇱 Verleden Tijd

ww+ed

(onregelmatig ww = 2e rijtje)

He arrived at the train station.

I decided to walk home.

🇬🇧 Past Perfect 

🇳🇱 Voltooid Verleden Tijd

had + ww+ed

(onregelmatig ww = had + 3e rijtje)

When he arrived at the train station the train had left.

I had lost my bike key so I decided to walk home.

De past laat zien wat er EERST gebeurde in een zin (net als in het Nederlands)

Fill in the Past Perfect:
When I walked in, the meeting ___already___ (start).

Fill in the Past Perfect:
After he ______ (pass) his exam, he threw a party.

Fill in the Past Perfect:
He was shocked because he ____ never ____ (see) anything like this.

Nu jullie: kijk goed wat er eerst gebeurde (past perfect) en dan wat er daarna gebeurde (past simple)

When they _______ (finish) school, they _______ (go) to the mall.

1. had finished - went
2. finished - had gone

They ________ (show) me the pictures they ________ (take) during their holiday.

1. had shown - took
2. showed - had taken

The boy _______ (be) sorry for what he ______ (do).

1. had been - did
2. was - had done

You're up for a challenge? How would you put these three sentences in one sentence?

Goal achieved?

Goal:

At the end of this class, 

you know how to use the 

Past Perfect (together with 

the Past Simple).

I can now use the Past Perfect (together with the Past Simple).

1. Yes
2. No
3. Not sure yet..