Mastering the Past Perfect Tenses

• English
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 2

The Past Perfect Tenses

Learning Objective

At the end of the lesson you will be able to identify and use the Past Perfect Simple and Past Perfect Continuous tenses correctly.

This slide should be shown first to give the students an idea of what they will learn by the end of the lesson.

Past Perfect Simple

A finished action before another action

Explain the concept of Past Perfect Simple using examples and ask students to create their own sentences using this tense.

Past Perfect Simple

- I had finished my document when my computer crashed

- When they arrived, we had already started cooking

- We walked out of the plane as soon as we .......... (to land).

- Before I took a shower, I ........ (to have) breakfast.

Explain the concept of Past Perfect Simple using examples and ask students to create their own sentences using this tense.

Past Perfect Simple

- I had finished my document when my computer crashed

- When they arrived, we had already started cooking

- We walked out of the plane as soon as we had landed.

- Before I took a shower, I had had breakfast.

Explain the concept of Past Perfect Simple using examples and ask students to create their own sentences using this tense.

Past Perfect Continuous

A continuing action before another action

Explain the concept of Past Perfect Continuous using examples and ask students to create their own sentences using this tense.

Past Perfect Continuous

They had been living in the city for years before they moved.

Explain the concept of Past Perfect Continuous using examples and ask students to create their own sentences using this tense.

Past Perfect Continuous

They had been living in the city for years before they moved.

The team had been practicing for weeks before the game.

Explain the concept of Past Perfect Continuous using examples and ask students to create their own sentences using this tense.

Past Perfect Continuous

They had been living in the city for years before they moved.

The team had been practicing for weeks before the game.

He ....... (to save) for a long time before he could buy a new car.

Explain the concept of Past Perfect Continuous using examples and ask students to create their own sentences using this tense.

Past Perfect Continuous

They had been living in the city for years before they moved.

The team had been practicing for weeks before the game.

He had been saving for a long time before he could buy a new car.

Explain the concept of Past Perfect Continuous using examples and ask students to create their own sentences using this tense.

Past Perfect Continuous

They had been living in the city for years before they moved.

The team had been practicing for weeks before the game.

He had been saving for a long time before he could buy a new car.

He ........ (to watch) TV for hours before he got bored.

Explain the concept of Past Perfect Continuous using examples and ask students to create their own sentences using this tense.

Past Perfect Continuous

They had been living in the city for years before they moved.

The team had been practicing for weeks before the game.

He had been saving for a long time before he could buy a new car.

He had been watching TV for hours before he got bored.

Explain the concept of Past Perfect Continuous using examples and ask students to create their own sentences using this tense.

Past Perfect Simple vs Past Perfect Continuous

Explain the differences between the two tenses using examples and ask students to identify which tense to use in a given sentence.

Past Perfect Simple vs Past Perfect Continuous

Past perfect simple: Finished action followed by another action

Past perfect continuous: A long action followed by another action

Explain the differences between the two tenses using examples and ask students to identify which tense to use in a given sentence.

Example Questions

What had you done before your exam? (to study)

What had you been doing before you got here? (to cook)

Ask students to answer the example questions and practice forming their own questions using the two tenses.

Example Questions

What had you done before your exam? (to study)

I had studied for the test.

What had you been doing before she got home? (to cook)

Ask students to answer the example questions and practice forming their own questions using the two tenses.

Example Questions

What had you done before your exam? (to study)

I had studied for the test.

What had you been doing before she got home? (to cook)

I had been cooking for dinner.

Ask students to answer the example questions and practice forming their own questions using the two tenses.

Regular Verbs

Walk

Talk

Play

Laugh

Help

Explain the concept of regular verbs and ask students to form their own sentences using these verbs in Past Perfect Simple tense.

Irregular Verbs 

Past perfect simple

Eat

See

Say

Cry

Fly

Write

Cut

Explain the concept of irregular verbs and ask students to form their own sentences using these verbs in Past Perfect Simple tense.

Worksheets

What: Do the worksheets

How: Answer the questions

Help: Ms. Bayrakdar

Time: 

Done?: Read Theory

Ask students to answer the practice exercise and share their answers with the class.

Time Expressions

Past perfect simple

She had already watched the movie before I got to the cinema.

He had not finished his homework yet when his mom asked him.

I had finished cooking dinner by the time my friends arrived.

after, already, just

Explain the concept of time expressions and ask students to form their own sentences using these expressions with either Past Perfect Simple or Past Perfect Continuous.

Time Expressions

Past Perfect Continuous

Since

For

Explain the concept of time expressions and ask students to form their own sentences using these expressions with either Past Perfect Simple or Past Perfect Continuous.

Time Expressions

Past Perfect Continuous

She had been studying French since she was 10 years old.

Explain the concept of time expressions and ask students to form their own sentences using these expressions with either Past Perfect Simple or Past Perfect Continuous.

Time Expressions

Past Perfect Continuous

She had been studying French since she was 10 years old

I had been playing basketball for an hour when it started raining

Explain the concept of time expressions and ask students to form their own sentences using these expressions with either Past Perfect Simple or Past Perfect Continuous.

Conclusion

You have completed the lesson on the Past Perfect Simple and Past Perfect Continuous tenses. Keep practicing to master these tenses!

This slide should be shown at the end of the lesson to congratulate students on completing the lesson and encourage them to keep practicing.

How did you like this class?

What did you like?

What could be improved?

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Good luck at your test!

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Write down 2 things you want to know more about.

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Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.

The students indicate here (in question form) with which part of the material they still have difficulty. For the teacher, this not only provides insight into the extent to which the students understand/master the material, but also a good starting point for the next lesson.