Unit 10

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 2

What are we going to do today?

Recap grammar

Period 4

New grammar

15-minute break

Getting to work!

Kahoot

Past perfect simple 

When? When we need to make it clear that one action happened before another action in the past.

How?  had + past participle

Example: She had seen that film before

Past Perfect Continuous

When? to talk about situations/ activities that started in the past and were still continuing at another time in the past

How? Had been + verb (ing)

Example: I hadn't been listening

By the time the teacher arrived, the students _____ (wait) outside for twenty minutes.

She _____ (not finish) her project when the deadline passed.

They _____ (study) all night, so they were exhausted during the exam

I _____ (never see) such a beautiful painting before I visited that museum

We _____ (walk) for hours before we finally found the cabin.

He was nervous because he _____ (not practise) his speech at all

When we arrived at the party, Tom ___ (dance) for over an hour and looked exhausted

1. had danced
2. had been dancing

She was upset because someone ___ (take) her seat before she got back.

1. had taken
2. had been taking