The document provides examples of how to use the past perfect tense in English by comparing events that happened before other past events. It explains that the past perfect uses the structure of subject + had + past participle and is used to talk about the earlier of two past actions. A series of examples are given showing how to identify when to use the past perfect versus the past simple tense.
The document provides examples of how to use the past perfect tense in English by comparing events that happened before other past events. It explains that the past perfect uses the structure of subject + had + past participle and is used to talk about the earlier of two past actions. A series of examples are given showing how to identify when to use the past perfect versus the past simple tense.
The document provides examples of how to use the past perfect tense in English by comparing events that happened before other past events. It explains that the past perfect uses the structure of subject + had + past participle and is used to talk about the earlier of two past actions. A series of examples are given showing how to identify when to use the past perfect versus the past simple tense.
The document provides examples of how to use the past perfect tense in English by comparing events that happened before other past events. It explains that the past perfect uses the structure of subject + had + past participle and is used to talk about the earlier of two past actions. A series of examples are given showing how to identify when to use the past perfect versus the past simple tense.
• Sarah went to a party last 4t 10.3,0 dt 11.00 week. Paul went to the same party too, but they didn’t see each other. PAST PERFECT
Srudy this examPle situation:
• Sarah went to a party last 4t 10.3,0 dt 11.00 week. Paul went to the same party too, but they didn’t see each other.
• When Sarah arrived at the
party, Paul had gone home. PAST PERFECT
Srudy this examPle situation:
• Sarah went to a party last 4t 10.3,0 dt 11.00 week. Paul went to the same party too, but they didn’t see each other.
• When Sarah arrived at the
party, Paul had gone home.
• Subj + HAD + past participle
PAST PERFECT
Srudy this examPle situation:
• Sarah went to a party last 4t 10.3,0 dt 11.00 week. Paul went to the same party too, but they didn’t see each other.
• When Sarah arrived at the
party, Paul had gone home.
• Subj + HAD + past participle
• He had gone home.
PAST PERFECT vs. PAST SIMPLE PAST PERFECT vs. PAST SIMPLE
• 1st: we ate at the cafeteria
PAST PERFECT vs. PAST SIMPLE
• 1st: we ate at the cafeteria
PAST PERFECT vs. PAST SIMPLE
• 1st: we ate at the cafeteria
• 2nd: we went to class
PAST PERFECT vs. PAST SIMPLE
• 1st: we ate at the cafeteria
• 2nd: we went to class
PAST PERFECT vs. PAST SIMPLE
• 1st: we ate at the cafeteria
• 2nd: we went to class
• We _________ at the cafeteria before we __________ to class. • We _________ at the cafeteria before we __________ to class.
• We had eaten at the cafeteria before we
went to class. • We _________ at the cafeteria before we __________ to class.
• We had eaten at the cafeteria before we
went to class. • We _________ at the cafeteria before we __________ to class.
• We had eaten at the cafeteria before we
went to class. • We _________ at the cafeteria before we __________ to class.
• We had eaten at the cafeteria before we
went to class. • 1st: Diego ate dinner • 1st: Diego ate dinner
• 2nd: Ana came over
• 1st: Diego ate dinner
• 2nd: Ana came over
• 1st: Diego ate dinner
• 2nd: Ana came over
• Diego (eat) ________ dinner already by the time Ana (come)________ over. • Diego (eat) ________ dinner already by the time Ana (come)________ over.
• Diego had already eaten dinner by the
time Ana came over. • Diego (eat) ________ dinner already by the time Ana (come)________ over.
• Diego had already eaten dinner by the
time Ana came over. • Diego (eat) ________ dinner already by the time Ana (come)________ over.
• Diego had already eaten dinner by the
time Ana came over. • Diego (eat) ________ dinner already by the time Ana (come)________ over.
• Diego had already eaten dinner by the
time Ana came over. • 1st: someone broke into our flat • 1st: someone broke into our flat
• 2nd: we got home
• 1st: someone broke into our flat
• 2nd: we got home
• When we (get)_______ home last night, we found out that somebody (break)__________ into our house. • When we (get)_______ home last night, we found out that somebody (break)__________ into our house.
• When we got home last night,
somebody had broken into our house. • When we (get)_______ home last night, we found out that somebody (break)__________ into our house.
• When we got home last night,
somebody had broken into our house. • When we (get)_______ home last night, we found out that somebody (break)__________ into our house.
• When we got home last night,
somebody had broken into our house. • When we (get)_______ home last night, we found out that somebody (break)__________ into our house.
• When we got home last night,
somebody had broken into our house. • 1st: he saw the film • 1st: he saw the film
• 2nd: he didn’t want to go to the cinema
• 1st: he saw the film
• 2nd: he didn’t want to go to the cinema
• 1st: he saw the film
• 2nd: he didn’t want to go to the cinema
• 1st: he saw the film
• 2nd: he didn’t want to go to the cinema
• Peter (not/want) ________to go to the cinema with us because he (see) already_______the film. • Peter (not/want) ________to go to the cinema with us because he (see) already_______the film.
• Peter didn’t want to go to the cinema
with us because he had already seen the film. • Peter (not/want) ________to go to the cinema with us because he (see) already_______the film.
• Peter didn’t want to go to the cinema
with us because he had already seen the film. • Peter (not/want) ________to go to the cinema with us because he (see) already_______the film.
• Peter didn’t want to go to the cinema
with us because he had already seen the film. • Peter (not/want) ________to go to the cinema with us because he (see) already_______the film.
• Peter didn’t want to go to the cinema
with us because he had already seen the film. • Peter (not/want) ________to go to the cinema with us because he (see) already_______the film.
• Peter didn’t want to go to the cinema
with us because he had already seen the film. • Peter (not/want) ________to go to the cinema with us because he (see) already_______the film.