Past perfect & past simple

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 3

Welcome

What's the plan?

- Explain past tenses: past perfect, past simple and continuous

Goals

- You know when to use which past. You may have to practise to get used to this! Just understanding it is not enough. 

 

Past Perfect

Form: 

past perfect = had + 3rd form

Past perfect: when? Make notes!

Past Simple       v       Past Perfect

Past perfect

Mind these words:

after

before

when

as soon as

Adding the Present Perfect and Past Simple 

	Past Perfect	Past Simple
Signaalwoorden	after, before, as soon as, when	yesterday, last week, last evening, four days ago, in 2005

Past Perfect

Signaalwoorden:

Before

After

Let op

After: 1ste tijd = past perfect, 2e tijd past simple

Before: 1ste tijd past simple, 2e tijd is past perfect

Fill in the Past Perfect:
When I _______ (walk) in, the meeting _________(already, start).

When we arrived at the party, they ______ already left.

1. was
2. had
3. did
4. have

PAST PERFECT:
Which sentence uses the Past Perfect?

1. I was waiting for hours before he came.
2. I have waited for hours before he came.
3. I had waited for hours before he came.
4. I waited for hours before he came.

Past perfect:
Which sentence contains a Past Perfect?

1. I watched my brother leave the store.
2. I was watching tv when he left the store.
3. I have just watched him leaving the store
4. I had watched him leaving the store when I spoke to you.

They (eat) dinner before they (watch) the movie.

1. had eaten
2. watched
3. ate
4. watches

By the time I (arrive) at the party, everyone (leave).

1. left
2. arrived
3. had left
4. arrive

She (finish) her homework before she (go) to bed.

1. went
2. was finishing
3. goes
4. had finished

Fill in the Past Perfect/ Past Simple:
The plane ________ (left)by the time I _______ (get) to the airport.

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

'Past continuous'

Past Continuous

Past continuous: form

	Positive	Negative	Questions	Short answer
I	was working	wasn't working	was I working?	Yes, I was No, I wasn't
You	were working	weren't working	were you working?	Yes, you were No, you weren't
he/she/it	was working	wasn't working	was he working?	Yes, he was No, he wasn't
we/you/they	were working	weren't working	Were we working?	Yes, we were No, we weren't

Past Continuous

Which sentence does not use the past continuous tense correctly?

1. They were playing football at 5 pm yesterday.
2. She eats dinner when I was studying.
3. We were cooking when the guests arrived.
4. I was sleeping when the storm started.

Which sentence uses the past continuous tense correctly?

1. I were playing tennis when it started raining.
2. I was playing tennis when it started raining.
3. I played tennis when it started raining.
4. I was play tennis when it started raining.

I ...(teach) English when a student's phone.... (ring)

1. I teaching English when a student's rung.
2. I was teaching English when a student's phone rung.
3. I was teaching English when a student's phone rang.
4. I taught English when a student's phone rang.

Do you need any more explanation on the following?

Present simple

Present continuous

Past simple

Past Perfect

Past continuous

I do not need any more explanation, I just need to practise