Past Perfect VS Past Simple

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo t
• Leerjaar 4

Lesson Goal

At the end of this lesson

you know how to use the 

Past Perfect (in combination

with the Past Simple)!

Hoe maak je de past perfect?

She begun her show as soon as all the audience (arrive).

Before she went to New York, she (not-be) to America ever in her life.

He (work) at an office only a few days before he found his dream job.

Hoe vorm je de past simple?

🇬🇧 Past Simple 

🇳🇱 Verleden Tijd

ww+ed

(irr. verb = 2e vorm)

I 

I saw him yesterday.

🇬🇧 Past Perfect

🇳🇱 Voltooid Verleden Tijd

🇬🇧 Past Simple 

🇳🇱 Verleden Tijd

ww+ed

(irr. verb = 2e vorm)

He arrived to the train station.

I decided to walk home.

🇬🇧 Past Perfect 

🇳🇱 Voltooid Verleden Tijd

had + ww+ed

(irr. verb = had + 3e vorm)

When he arrived to the train station the train had left.

I had lost my bike key so I decided to walk home.

The Past Perfect shows what happened first in the past.

As soon as I (finish) my homework I (go) out

Before he (move) to London he (live) in Amsterdam

Negatief maken

Past perfect negatief = + not

I had slept > I hadn't slept

Past simple negatif = did + not + hele ww

I slept last night. > I didn't sleep last night

Tip!

Maak voor jezelf een tijdlijn.

Wat gebeurde er als allereerste in het verleden? = past perfect

Alles wat daarna komt? = past simple

En, snap je alles?

1. Ja
2. Nee
3. Na extra oefenen wel