3 H V Theme 5: Past Perfect (vs. Past Simple)

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• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 3

The Past Perfect

The Past Perfect is de voltooid verleden tijd.

Had+voltooid deelwoord
Je gebruikt deze tijd om aan te geven dat iets vóór een bepaald punt in het verleden gebeurde.

Past Perfect and Past Simple

De past perfect wordt gebruikt voor de gebeurtenis die het langst geleden is. De past simple wordt daarentegen gebruikt voor de gebeurtenis die minder lang geleden heeft plaatsgevonden.

Voorbeeld:

Sarah had finished her homework (het langst geleden = past perfect), before she went to the movie with her friends (minder lang geleden = past simple).

Mark had cleaned his room (het langst geleden = past perfect), before he went to bed (minder lang geleden = past simple).

Rachel had finished her homework (het langst geleden = past perfect), before she went to the park with her friends (minder lang geleden = past simple).

Tom had done his laundry (het langst geleden = past perfect), before he went to work (minder lang geleden = past simple).

Signaalwoorden

She started cooking as soon as her brother had left

Ze begon te koken zodra haar broer was weggegaan.

By the time I arrived the party had already started.

Toen ik aankwam, was het feest al begonnen.

I had never seen such a beautiful sunset before.

Ik had nog nooit zo'n prachtige zonsondergang gezien.

After he had finished his homework, he watched TV.

Nadat hij zijn huiswerk had afgemaakt, keek hij tv.

What is happening in this sentence?

When he arrived at the train station, the train had already left.

What happened

first?

🇬🇧 Past Simple 

🇳🇱 Verleden Tijd

ww+ed

(irr. verb = 2e vorm)

I 

I saw him yesterday.

🇬🇧 Past Perfect

🇳🇱 Voltooid Verleden Tijd

🇬🇧 Past Simple 

🇳🇱 Verleden Tijd

ww+ed

(irr. verb = 2e vorm)

He arrived at the train station.

I decided to walk home.

🇬🇧 Past Perfect 

🇳🇱 Voltooid Verleden Tijd

had + ww+ed

(irr. verb = had + 3e vorm)

When he arrived at the train station the train had left.

I had lost my bike key so I decided to walk home.

The Past Perfect shows what happened first in the past.

Fill in the Past Perfect:
When I walked in, the meeting ___already___ (start).

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

Fill in the Past Perfect:
He was shocked because he ____ never ____ (see) anything like this.

Great! Now let's practise a bit with the Past Perfect and the Past Simple.

In every question, look carefully what happened first (past perfect) and what happened next (past simple).

When they ...... (finish) school, they ......... (go) to the mall.

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

They ________ (show) me the pictures they ________ (take) during their holiday.

1. had shown - took
2. showed - had taken

The boy _______ (be) sorry for what he ______ (do).

1. had been - did
2. was - had done

After I .......(try) to phone her several times, I finally .......(give) up.

1. had tried, had given up
2. had tried, gave
3. tried, had given
4. tried, gave

I ......(shout) at him because he .....(do-not) his homework again.

1. shouted, didn't do
2. had shouted, didn't do
3. had shouted, hadn't done
4. shouted, hadn't done

They were good friends. They .....(see-not) each other for quite a long time.

1. didn't see
2. hadn't seen

There ....(be) an accident before we .....(get) there.

1. was, got
2. was, had got
3. had been, got
4. had been, had got

Making a sentence with the Past Perfect and Past Simple.

- Ben bought flowers for Jen.

- Ben arrived at Jen's house.

What happened first?

Ben bought flowers for Jen.
Ben arrived at Jen's house.