Year 4 - Past Perfect

Grammar review: Past Perfect
Before I knew it, I had already prepared a LessonUp about this!
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Grammar review: Past Perfect
Before I knew it, I had already prepared a LessonUp about this!

Slide 1 - Diapositive

In this LessonUp
Explanation + practice: 
What is the past perfect? When do you use it?
When do you use the past simple vs. the past perfect?

Slide 2 - Diapositive

Past Perfect
Form: Had + voltooid deelwoord (ww+ed/3e rij oww's)

I had slept.
She had worked.

Slide 3 - Diapositive

Past Perfect
Use: something happened before something else in the past.
  • I apologised because I had left my money at home.
  • I watched TV after I had done my homework
  • When I started working at that supermarket, I had worked in a restaurant for two years.

Slide 4 - Diapositive

Timeline
After he had opened the safe, the thief took the jewels
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Slide 5 - Diapositive

Let's practise
Fill the correct form of the verbs into the gaps. Use the past perfect or the past simple.

Slide 6 - Diapositive

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

Slide 7 - Question ouverte

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

Slide 8 - Question ouverte

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

Slide 9 - Question ouverte

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

Slide 10 - Question ouverte

John ____ (finish) his homework before he ____ (meet) up with his friends.

Slide 11 - Question ouverte

I now understand how to use the past simple and the past perfect
A
Yes, totally!
B
Not totally, but I'll manage
C
Not really, still need some help
D
No, absolutely not!

Slide 12 - Quiz