3MA - past perfect

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo t
• Leerjaar 3

Past perfect vs Past Simple

Learning goals:

- I can talk about things that happened in the past before something else.

What happened first?
They had painted the entire wall, before they realized it was the wrong color.

1. They had painted the entire wall
2. before they realized it was the wrong color.

What happened first?
We left the house after we had fed the dog.

1. We left the house
2. after we had fed the dog.

What happened first?
When the mechanic arrived, Alex had already fixed the car herself.

1. When the mechanic arrived
2. Alex had already fixed the car herself.

What happened first?
Holly had solved the riddle before her brother revealed the answer.

1. Holly had solved the riddle
2. before her brother revealed the answer.

How do you form the past perfect (look at the first part)?
Holly had solved the riddle before her brother revealed the answer.

PAST PERFECT

• The past perfect gebeurt voor een andere gebeurtenis in de verleden tijd (past simple)
  
  
• had + ww + ed
• had + derde rijtje

The waiter _______ the drink that I _______ .

1. bring / had ordered
2. brought / ordered
3. brought / had ordered

When the police _______ the thief _______ away.

1. had arrived / ran
2. arrived / had ran
3. had arrived / had run
4. arrived / had run

Use past perfect:
When I arrived at the cinema, the film _______ (to start).

Use past perfect:
After they ______ (to eat) the shellfish, they began to feel sick.

Use past perfect:
The lights went off because we ___ (not - to pay) the electricity bill (uitschrijven).

Use past perfect:
_________ (she - to see) the film already?

I _______ my homework by the time my mum ______ home.

1. had finished / came
2. had finished / had come
3. finished / had come
4. finished / come

How well do you understand the past perfect? Give yourself a grade between 1-10.