Past Perfect

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Past Perfect

Past perfect

When do we use the past perfect?

 

He had worked that night before he crashed his car. 

 

Past perfect

How is the Past Perfect formed? 

had + past participle

(regular/irregular verbs)

Past Perfect

• So... one action happened before the other.
• Both actions are in the past.      

   I had never flown in an airplane, before I went to London.

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

What is happening in this sentence?

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

What happened

first?

Check the following 

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- Ben bought flowers for Jen.

- Ben arrived at Jen's house.

What happened first?

Making a sentece with the Past Perfect and Past Simple.

- Ben bought flowers for Jen.

- Ben arrived at Jen's house.

What happened first?

Making a sentece with the Past Perfect and Past Simple.

- Ben bought flowers for Jen. (1)

- Ben arrived at Jen's house. (2)

                                        What happened first? --> Past Perfect

       Ben had bought flowers before he arrived at Jen's house.

                                                 or

       Before he arrived at Jen's house, Ben had bought flowers.

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

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

Now, write one sentence describing what happened using the Past Perfect and Past Simple:

Now, write one sentence describing what happened using the Past Perfect and Past Simple:

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.

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

1. had finished - went
2. finished - had gone

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

What is the tense in this sentence?
I grew up in the Netherlands.

1. Present Simple
2. Past Simple
3. Present Perfect
4. Past Perfect

Which two tenses are used below?
"They had travelled all over the world, before they settled in New York."

1. Present Simple
2. Past Simple
3. Present Perfect
4. Past Perfect

They … (close) the bar after the last guest … (depart)

1. closed, departed
2. closed, had departed
3. had closed, departed
4. had closed, had departed

As soon as the meeting … (finish), they … (go) out for a drink.

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

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

She _____ (live) in China before she went to Thailand.

When I arrived at the cinema,
the film ______ (start).

When we ________ (finish) dinner,
we ________ (go) out.

The referee _______ (pull) a red card, because the player _____ (make) a foul.

WB 7D

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