4TL Theme 3 Grammar Past Perfect (& past simple)

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo t
• Leerjaar 4

Grammar time!

Goal:

At the end of this class, 

you know how to use the 

Past Perfect (in combination

with the Past Simple).

Past perfect

When: wanneer je aan wilt geven dat iets eerder gebeurt is dan iets anders

How: had + voltooid deelwoord

Voltooid deelwoord: 

Regelmatige werkwoorden stam + ed.      walk- walked- walked

onregelmatige werkwoorden 3e rijtje.       see - saw - seen

Past perfect & past simple

De past perfect en past simple worden samen gebruikt om aan te geven in welke volgorde dingen in het verleden gebeurt zijn. 

He had already left when his friend arrived

past perfect & past simple

Before she stepped on stage, she  had drunk a glass of water.

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Wat eerst gebeurde staat in de past perfect(1) wat daarna gebeurde in de past simple (2)

 When I arrived, Ann had just left.

Op een tijdlijn kan dat als volgt worden weergegeven: 

                               Ann had just left        I arrived                         

 __________________X_______________X_____________

past perfect                past simple

past perfect

Je gebruikt de past perfect ook bij indirecte rede; je geeft dan aan wat iemand anders heeft gezegd.

Lucas zei dat hij dat hij een nieuw spel had gekocht.

Lucas said that he had bought a new game.

herkenningswoorden : after, before, when, as soon as etc

What is happening in this sentence?

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

What happened

first?

past perfect & past simple

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

🇬🇧 Past Simple 

🇳🇱 Verleden Tijd

ww+ed

(irr. verb = 2e vorm)

I 

I saw him yesterday.

🇬🇧 Past Perfect

🇳🇱 Voltooid Verleden Tijd

EN Past Simple 

🇳🇱 Verleden Tijd

ww+ed

(irr. verb = 2e vorm)

He arrived at the train station.

I walked home.

EN Past Perfect 

🇳🇱 Voltooid Verleden Tijd

had + ww+ed

(irr. verb = had + 3e vorm)

When he arrived at the train station, the train had left.

I had lost my bike key so I walked home.

The Past Perfect shows what happened first in the past.

Great! Now let's practise a bit with the Past Perfect

don't forget that the past perfect is always: 

had + past participle (voltooid deelwoord)

Fill in the Past Perfect:
When I walked in, the meeting ___already___ (start).

Fill in the Past Perfect:
After he ______ (pass) his exam, he trew a party.

Fill in the Past Perfect:
He was shocked because he ____ never ____ (see) anything like this.

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

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

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

words to help:

sequence = volgorde

past participle = voltooid deelwoord

preposition = voorzetsel

Okay... Now, I'd like to introduce you to Ben:

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.

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:

You're up for a challenge? How would you put these three sentences in one sentence?

Dit weet ik van de past perfect:
(1. wanneer gebruik je deze tijd; 2. hoe maak je deze tijd; 3. maak een voorbeeldzin

Goal achieved?

Goal:

At the end of this class, 

you know how to use the 

Past Perfect (together with 

the Past Simple).

I know how to use the past perfect (together with the past simple)

Yes, this is easy

I think I understand it, but I need more practise

no, I don't understand it at all (HELP!)