past perfect

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

PAST PERFECT = HAD+ -ed

He bought a Ferrari when he HAD WON the lottery.

The oldest action, that happened first is in PAST PERFECT.

past simple or past perfect?
Mary won the lottery last year.

1. simple past
2. past perfect

past simple or past perfect?
Mrs Corrigan had never eaten a pizza until 1972.

1. Past simple
2. Past Perfect

Do exercise 8 (page 59)

After Wendy …. (finish) the last bit of paperwork, she …. (take) the bus home.

1. finished, took
2. had finished, took
3. had finished, had taken
4. finished, had taken

They … (close) the bar after the last guest … (depart)

1. closed, departed
2. closed, had departed
3. had closed, departed
4. had closed, had departed

As soon as the meeting … (finish), they … (go) out for a drink.

1. finished, went
2. finished, had gone
3. had finished, went
4. had finished, had gone

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

She .... (live) in China before she went to Thailand.

When I arrived at the cinema, the film .... (already, start).

The referee ... (to pull) a red card, because the player ... (to make) a foul.

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