Past Perfect

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Grammar Review: 

Past Perfect

Past Perfect

When do we use it?

To talk about an action that finished before another action (usually in the past simple).

The thief had escaped before they entered the house.

After he had burnt the evidence, he threw the ashes into the bin. 

Form?

had + past participle

*Past participle is the third form of the verb.

to be - was/were  -  been

to go - went           - gone

to work -worked - worked

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signal words for Past Perfect: 

when, before, as soon as, after

When do you use the past perfect?

1. when something happened in the past and finished in the past
2. when something happened in the past and is still true
3. when something happened in the past and finished before another action
4. when something continued for a long time in the past

Hoe vorm je de past perfect?

Change the verb so it is in the past perfect.
Yesterday, when I walked outside I saw that a squirrel _______ (to dig) a huge hole in my garden!

The moment I had stepped into the encloser, the animal smelled the food on me

Past simple 

Past perfect

I learned my lesson.

I had learned my lesson before the test

Past Perfect

Past Simple

I lived in London.

I had lived in London.

Past Perfect

Past Simple

Past simple:

Past perfect:

had warned

phoned

had seen

had broken in 

had watched 

watched

She sang the best she’d ever sung

She couldn’t ever sing any better

But Mister Davidson never rang

She knew he would forget her

She’d seen him there

And put herself to ransom

He had stared

He really was quite handsome

She had really looked her best

She couldn’t ever look any better

But she knew she’d failed the test

She knew he would forget her

Triumphant was the way she’d felt

As she acknowledged the applause

Triumphant was the way she’d felt

When she saw him at the dressing room door

 

As he praised her for her grace

But his expression changed, she had seen

As he leant to kiss her face

It ended there

He claimed a late appointment

She quickly turned

To hide her disappointment

She ripped her glittering gown

Couldn’t face another show, no

Her deodorant had let her down

She should have used Odorono

She was happier than she’d ever been

As he praised her for her grace

But his expression changed, she had seen

As he leant to kiss her face

It ended there

He claimed a late appointment

She quickly turned

To hide her disappointment

She ripped her glittering gown

Couldn’t face another show, no

Her deodorant had let her down

She should have used Odorono

Past Perfect