Past Perfect (vs. Past Simple)

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 3

Past Perfect

She had met him before the party.

The plane had left by the time I got to the airport.

They lost many of the games because they had not practiced enough.

Grammar time!

Goal:

At the end of this class, 

you know how to use the 

Past Perfect (in combination

with the Past Simple).

What do you know already?

Past Perfect

What is happening in this sentence?

When he arrived at the train station, the train had already left.

What happened

first?

When he arrived at the train station, the train had already left

🇬🇧 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 at the train station.

I decided to walk home.

🇬🇧 Past Perfect 

🇳🇱 Voltooid Verleden Tijd

had + ww+ed

(irr. verb = had + 3e vorm)

When he arrived at the train station the train had already left.

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

The Past Perfect shows what happened first in the past.

When Bond ...(crouch) to tie his shoe strings,
he ... (give) his car keys to the hotel bellboy.

1. had crouched, gave
2. crouched, had given

Two guys ... (give) Bond their car keys by mistake when
he ... (crash) their car in the parking lot.

1. gave, had crashed
2. had given, crashed

Bond ... (throw) the keys away when
he ... (enter) the hotel lobby.

1. had thrown, entered
2. threw, had entered

When he ... (make) a reservation at the hotel, he ... (see) the images of the parking lot in the surveillance room.

1. had made, saw
2. made, had seen

Fill in the Past Perfect:
When I walked in, the meeting ___already___ (start).

Fill in the Past Perfect:
After he ______ (pass) his exam, he threw a party.

Fill in the Past Perfect:
He was shocked because he ____ never ____ (see) anything like this.

Great! Now let's practise a bit with the Past Perfect and the Past Simple.

In every question, look carefully at what happened first (past perfect) and what happened next (past simple).

When they _______ (finish) school, they _______ (go) to the mall.

1. had finished - went
2. finished - had gone

They ________ (show) me the pictures they ________ (take) during their holiday.

1. had shown - took
2. showed - had taken

The boy _______ (be) sorry for what he ______ (do).

1. had been - did
2. was - had done

Now, write one sentence describing what happened using the Past Perfect and Past Simple:

Now, write one sentence describing what happened using the Past Perfect and Past Simple:

Goal achieved?

Goal:

At the end of this class, 

you know how to use the 

Past Perfect (together with 

the Past Simple).

I can now use the Past Perfect (together with the Past Simple).

1. Yes
2. No
3. Not sure yet..

Are you not sure yet or do you want some extra practice?

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Done? Check your homework and  start with your homework. 

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