3MA - past perfect

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo t
• Leerjaar 3

Past perfect

Learning goals:

- I can talk about things that happened in the past before something else.

What happened first?
They had painted the entire wall, before they realized it was the wrong color.

1. They had painted the entire wall
2. before they realized it was the wrong color.

What happened first?
We left the house after we had fed the dog.

1. We left the house
2. after we had fed the dog.

What happened first?
When the mechanic arrived, Alex had already fixed the car herself.

1. When the mechanic arrived
2. Alex had already fixed the car herself.

What happened first?
Holly had solved the riddle before her brother revealed the answer.

1. Holly had solved the riddle
2. before her brother revealed the answer.

How do you form the past perfect (look at the first part)?
Holly had solved the riddle before her brother revealed the answer.

Use past perfect:
The storm destroyed the sandcastle that we _______ (to build).

1. build
2. built
3. had build
4. had built

Use past perfect:
The waiter brought the drink that I _______ (to order).

1. order
2. ordered
3. had ordered

Use past perfect:
She _______ (not - to ride) a horse before that day.

1. didn't ride
2. hadn't ride
3. hadn't ridden
4. hadn't rode

Use past perfect:
__________ (to phone) Angie before he went to London?

1. Did he phone
2. Did he phoned
3. Had he phone
4. Had he phoned

Use past perfect:
When I arrived at the cinema, the film _______ (to start).

Use past perfect:
After they ______ (to eat) the shellfish, they began to feel sick.

Use past perfect:
The grass was yellow because it ______ (not - to rain) all summer (uitschrijven).

Use past perfect:
____ (my sister - to be) sick for a long time?

Use past perfect:
The lights went off because we ___ (not - to pay) the electricity bill (uitschrijven).

Use past perfect:
_________ (she - to see) the film already?

How well do you understand the past perfect? Give yourself a grade between 1-10.