Past Perfect

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 4

Past Perfect

At the end of this lesson, I know when to use the past perfect. (vwo bovenbouw)

Find the verbs

• When I came home my mum had already cooked dinner
• My parents had left before I woke up
• They had played football on that field before it started to rain
• He had studied in the library before he came to the class
• He arrived late after he had missed the bus

Find the verbs

• When I came home my mum had already cooked dinner
• My parents had left before I woke up
• They had played football on that field before it started to rain
• He had studied in the library before he came to the class
• He arrived late after he had missed the bus

Find the verbs

• When I came home my mum had already cooked dinner
• My parents had left before I woke up
• They had played football on that field before it started to rain
• Two tenses:
• came/woke/started: past simple --> verb+ed (or irregular)
• had cooked/ had left/ had played --> had + 3e rijtje -> Past perfect

Find the rule

• When I came home my mum had already cooked dinner
• My parents had left before I woke up
• They had played football on that field before it started to rain
• He had studied in the library before he came to the class
• He arrived late after he had missed the bus

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Past perfect:

- Used to say something happened before another moment in the past 

- had + past participle (verb+ed/irregular)

I .............. my phone after I ................ it

1. had found -lost
2. found - had lost
3. found- lost
4. had found - had lost

They ........... a lot before they.................

1. fought -broke up
2. had fought - had broken up
3. fought - had broken up
4. had fought- broke up

Past Perfect

At the end of this lesson, I know when to use the past perfect. (vwo bovenbouw)

At the end of this lesson, I know when to use the past perfect.

1. True
2. False
3. I need to practice some more
4. Almost