Past perfect vs past simple

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 3

Past perfect vs past simple

Year 3 

23rd of November

Goal

Today, we will focus on the difference between past perfect and past simple. Do you know the difference at the end of the lesson?

What do you remember about past perfect?

Past simple

2nd action

1. ww + ed / 2e rijtje

2. didn't + ww (=bij ontkennende zinnen)

3. Did + onw + ww (=bij vraagzinnen)

Past perfect

1st action

1. had + volt dw

2. hadn't + volt dw (=bij ontkennende zinnen)

3. Had + onw + volt dw (=bij vraagzinnen)

Vuistregel

Je gebruikt de past perfect (had + voltooid deelwoord) wanneer je meerdere momenten in het verleden bespreekt.

De past perfect gebruik je dan voor dat wat het langst geleden is en de past simple voor dat wat minder lang geleden heeft plaatsgevonden.

Videoclip Past perfect vs. Past simple

For extra information on both tenses

Past perfect

Past Perfect

How do we form the past perfect?

1. have + hele ww
2. have + voltooid deelwoord
3. had + voltooid deelwoord
4. am/are/is + going to

Fill in: After my sister _______ (sign) her contract, she _____working

1. signed, started
2. have signed, started
3. had signed, started
4. was signing, started

Fill in: After I ______ (take) a shower, I _____ (go) to work

1. took, went
2. had taken, went
3. took, had gone
4. had taken, had gone

Homework for next class

Study the notes on the Past perfect and Past simple tense

Read info about prepositions of time and place, p. 104

What have you learned today? Explain briefly.