Narrative tenses V3 - simple, continuous and perfect

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Narrative tenses A3 - simple, continuous and perfect

Narrative tenses

Refers to the use of past tenses:

He woke up in the morning and got out of bed. He walked to his closet and chose an outfit to wear to school today. 

I was working really hard, when he interrupted me. 

New Tense!

Past perfect = had + voltooid deelwoord (ww+ed / 3e vorm)

Before I went to bed, I had finished all my homework. 

When I arrived, she was cooking dinner.

1. happened at the same time
2. happened one after the other
3. one was finished before the other

When I arrived, she had cooked dinner.

1. happened at the same time
2. happened one after the other
3. one was finished before the other

When I arrived, she cooked dinner.

1. happened at the same time
2. happened one after the other
3. one was finished before the other

In which sentence were the children already asleep?

1. When I came home, the children were going to bed.
2. When I came home, the children had gone to bed.
3. When I came home, the children went to bed.

Now you try!

Make the correct tense!

* one shortly after the other = past simple

* at the same time = past continuous (+ past simple)

* one finished before the other = past perfect

He ..... (get) out of bed and .... (brush) his teeth.

1. got, brushed
2. had got, brushed
3. was getting, brushed
4. got, had brushed

He .... (realise) somebody .... (break) into his house.

1. was realising, broke
2. realised, broke
3. realised, had broken
4. realised, was breaking

While he ….. (walk) down the street, he …… (see) the man go into a shop.
write down was > walk, see

At the party he .... (say) he .... (see) her before.
write down as> say, see

Can you try on your own now?

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Now try!

Student's book p. 93 exc 1, 2 and 3

Finished? Hw = study vocab page 1 Unit 9 + repeat irregular verbs

(If we have time, we will do a Blooket too)