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Past Perfect

Review

Answer these questions for yourself:

- What is the past perfect?

- When do you use the past perfect?

- When do you use the past simple vs. the past perfect?

Past Perfect

Had + past participle

I had slept.

She had been.

Past Perfect 1

To show that one action was finished when another began.

• I apologised because I had left my money at home.
• I watched TV after I had done my homework
  

Past Perfect 2

To show that at some point in the past, an action or situation had been going on for a while.

• When I started to work at that supermarket, I had worked in a restaurant for two years.
• They had known each other for six months when they got married.
  

Timeline

Let's practice

Fill the correct form of the verbs into the gaps. Use the past perfect or the past simple.

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

When I ____ (arrive) at the cinema, the film ____ (start).

The lights went off because we _____ (not pay) the electricity bill.

She ____ (watch) a video after the children ____ (go) to bed.

They ____ (ride) their bikes before they ____ (meet) their friends.

Did you get the past perfect?

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