03/02 Past Perfect

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4

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Past perfect

Past perfect: refresher

1. After Fred ________(to spend) his holiday in Italy he ________(to want) to learn Italian.

2. Jill ________(to phone) Dad at work before she ________(to leave) for her trip.

3. Susan ________(to turn on) the radio after she ________(to wash) the dishes.

4. When she ________(to arrive) the match already ________(to start).

5. After the man ________(to come) home he ________(to feed) the cat.

1. After Fred had spent his holiday in Italy he wanted to learn Italian.

2. Jill had phoned Dad at work before she left for her trip.

3. Susan turned on the radio after she had washed the dishes.

4. When she arrived the match had already started .

5. After the man had come home he fed the cat.

Past perfect

Een gebeurtenis dat plaatsvond voor een andere gebeurtenis in het verleden.

'the past of the past'

Twee gebeurtenissen in het verleden die tegelijkertijd plaatsvonden: iets was al bezig (past continuous) toen iets anders gebeurde (past simple).

Twee gebeurtenissen in het verleden die na elkaar plaatsvonden. 

Signaalwoorden

after, before, when, as soon as

I had always walked home until I bought my first car.

De vragende en ontkennende vorm

Vraagvorm: Had + + onderwerp + voltooid deelwoord (stam + ed)

= Had I played with a ball?

Ontkenningsvorm: onderwerp + had + not + voltooid deelwoord (stam + ed)

= I had not played with a ball.

Past perfect

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

Before I knew it, she had run out the door.
What happened first?

1. I knew it
2. she had run out the door

After Ted had finished work, she went to lunch.
What happened first?

1. Ted had finished work
2. she went to lunch

Refresher: adjust your answers

1. After Fred ________(to spend) his holiday in Italy he ________(to want) to learn Italian.

2. Jill ________(to phone) Dad at work before she ________(to leave) for her trip.

3. Susan ________(to turn on) the radio after she ________(to wash) the dishes.

4. When she ________(to arrive) the match ________already ________(to start).

5. After the man ________(to come) home he ________(to feed) the cat.

1. After Fred had spent his holiday in Italy he wanted to learn Italian.

2. Jill had phoned Dad at work before she left for her trip.

3. Susan turned on the radio after she had washed the dishes.

4. When she arrived the match had already started .

5. After the man had come home he fed the cat.

Put the answers to the Refresher here:

1. After Fred had spent his holiday in Italy he wanted to learn Italian.

2. Jill had phoned Dad at work before she left for her trip.

3. Susan turned on the radio after she had washed the dishes.

4. When she arrived the match had already started .

5. After the man had come home he fed the cat.

Practice time

Grammar booklet:

Exercises page 7-8

Homework

Tomorrow:

Finish exercises page 7-8 in your grammar booklet

Finished!

Now you know how to use the past perfect (in combination with the past simple).