Past perfect

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Past perfect

Past perfect: What does it look like and when is it used?

Past perfect

Past Perfect

Had + 3rd form (irregular verbs) /verb + ed (regular verbs)

Earlier action in the past:

I had cleaned the table before he came in.

Before he came in, I had cleaned the table.

He came in after I had cleaned the table.

• Earlier action/First action in the past = past perfect
• Later action/Second action in the past = past simple

               past perfect                       past simple                                                          

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past simple & past perfect

Past perfect vs past simple 

Form: had + past participle (3e rijtje): had eaten, had left

Used to order: 2 moments in the past: Simple Past and Past Perfect

The first action (oldest one) gets the past perfect. The second action gets the past simple.

How do you make a question in the past perfect or in the past simple? Give me examples please

Questions 

Past simple: Did + subject + verb? 

Did he go to the match yesterday? 

Past perfect: Had + subject + past participle? 

Had Sally lost her watch before she lost her bag?  

Past Simple <> Past Perfect
Before we ____ (to go) to the party, we _____ (to go) to the cinema.

1. went / went
2. had gone / had gone
3. went / had gone
4. had gone / went

Past simple / past perfect:
The waves _______ (to destroy) the sandcastle that we _______ (to build).

1. destroys - build
2. had destroyed - built
3. destroyed - had build
4. destroyed - had built

Past Simple <> Past Perfect
After Richard _____ (to study) biology, he _____ (to study) maths.

1. studied / studied
2. had studied / studied
3. studied / had studied
4. had studied / had studied

Past simple / past perfect:
The waiter __________ (to bring) the drink that I _______ (to order).

1. bring - order
2. had brought - ordered
3. brought - had ordered
4. brings - was ordering

Past Simple <> Past Perfect
Before Clark _____ (to call) the police, Sue _____ (to call) the fire department.

1. called / had call
2. had called / called
3. called / had called
4. had call / called

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

Form of past perfect (simple) is ...

We use the past perfect simple tense to talk about something that happened in the past ................... something else in the past.

Continue with...

U2: L4 Ex. 19 & 20 (Read the questions carefully)

Then Ex. 16 & 17 (Vocab/phrasal verbs)

USE THE EXTRA PRACTICE PLEASE!! 

Extra practice Past Simple vs Past Perfect exercise 1, 2

Extra practice phrasal verbs