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Learning Objectives
Understand the concept of the past tense to
talk about different kind of past tenses.

Learn how to apply its structure.

Practice using the Past perfect in front of

other past experiences.
Unmasking the Past
Perfect Tense
The Past Perfect Tense describes
an action that happened before
another action in the past. It is
formed using "had" plus the past
participle of the verb.
 Delving Deeper
The Past Perfect Tense helps us show the sequence of events
in the past, emphasizing which action happened first.

e had
Example: By the time I got to the party, everyon
already left.

Did you know that the Past Perfect Tense is often used
with time expressions like "before," "after," and "by the
time"?
 Structures
To form the Past Perfect Tense, use "had" followed by the past
participle of the verb.

Positive
Subject + Had + Past Participle verb + complement

Example: She Had Finished the test

Negative
Had Not
Subject + Hadn’t + Past Participle verb + complement

Example: She Hadn’t Finished the test

Interrogrative
Had + Subject + Past Participle verb + complement ?

Example: Had She Finished the test?

 Examples to Illuminate

She finish her chores before she go to the park.

Correct Answer: She had finished her chores before she went to the park.

They eat breakfast before they leave for school.

Correct Answer: They had eaten breakfast before they left for school.

He read the book that she lend to him.

- Correct Answer: He had read the book that she had lent to him.
Multiple Choice
Adventure
Choose the correct Past Perfect Tense sentence.

1. She (had / has) already eaten breakfast before leaving for school.
2. They (were / had been) playing in the forest all morning.
3. I (saw / had seen) a ghost before the lights went out.
4. He (was / had been) reading a magical book when the dragon appeared.
5. The wizard (cast / had cast) a powerful spell before the castle disappeared.
 Quiz Challenge!
Fill in the blanks with the correct Past Perfect Tense form.

She the book before she it to the library.

They the ancient castle after they about its history.
I such a magical creature until that moment when i the dungeon.
The Knights for the battle before the dragon
She her quest when the wizard her a wish.
They the princess before the evil sorcerer a spell.
The treasure chest before they It

had read returned had visited learned appeared

had never seen entered had prepared had already finished

granted had rescued Casted had disappeared reached

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