Past Perfect

Past Perfect

By the end of the lesson I can form (+/-/?) and use the past perfect, correctly, in given examples.

Write a sentence in the present perfect using one of the signal words: already, yet, never, ever.

So, how do you form the present perfect?

The Past Perfect form is...

1. had flown
2. have flown
3. had + past participle
4. have + past participle

Which action happened before?
When we got to the station(1), the train had already left (2).

1. 1
2. 1
3. 2
4. 2

Complete the sentence withg the correct form.
WHEN THE POLICE ARRIVED,

1. the thieves did not have left already.
2. the thieves didn't had already left.
3. the thieves had not already left.
4. the thieves hadn't already left.

Complete the sentence withg the correct form.
WHEN THE POLICE ARRIVED,

1. the thieves did not have left already.
2. the thieves didn't had already left.
3. the thieves had not already left.
4. the thieves hadn't already left.

Signaalwoorden

Er zijn een aantal woorden waaraan je de past perfect kunt herkennen. Als er woorden als before, after, because, as soon as of when in een zin staan, dan gebruik je vaak een past perfect in de zin.

Oefenen

As soon as I … (to hear) the bang, I … (to leave) home.

After he … (to move) away, she … (to miss) him.

Julia … (to mention) that she …(to try) a new restaurant.

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Which sentence uses the past perfect tense correctly?

1. She had finish her homework before going to bed.
2. She finishes her homework before going to bed.
3. She finish her homework before going to bed.
4. She had finished her homework before going to bed.

When do we use the past perfect tense?

1. To show an action happening in the future.
2. To show an action happening in the present.
3. To show an action that happened before another action in the past.
4. To show an action happening at the same time as another action.

Which of the following is a past perfect verb form?

1. Had eaten
2. Will eat
3. Eating
4. Eats

What is the structure of a past perfect sentence?

1. Subject + have + past participle
2. Subject + had + past participle
3. Subject + was + past participle
4. Subject + will + past participle

Which sentence does not use the past perfect tense?

1. They had lunch after the meeting.
2. They have lunch after the meeting.
3. They will have lunch after the meeting.
4. They had had lunch after the meeting.

How was the lesson?

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