Unit 2 - past simple vs present perfect vs past perfect

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 3

Past Simple - Present Perfect - Past Perfect

What are we going to learn today?

At the end of the lesson I …

…can use the past perfect 

…know when and how to use the past perfect, present perfect or past simple 

...know how to use possessives

But first, what do you remember?

Tekst

Finish the sentence:

Don: Why did you miss the bus?

Max: I missed the bus because I ... (lost keys)

Tekst

Finish the sentence:

Don: We would have waited if we knew you were late.
Why didn't you call?

Max: I didn't call because I....(dropped phone)

Imagine a timeline. Which event happened first?

I'd lost my key so I missed the bus. 

1. Losing the keys
2. Missing the bus

Imagine a timeline. Which event happened first?

I'd dropped my phone in the toilet so I couldn't call you. 

1. Dropping the phone
2. Not calling

Imagine a timeline. Which event happened first?  

When he arrived at the location, the murder had just happened. 

1. Arriving at the location
2. The murder

Past Perfect         + / - / ?

She had eaten before the taxi arrived.

She had not eaten before the taxi arrived

(or had not > hadn't)

Had she eaten before the taxi arrived? (Answer: Yes, she had / No, she hadn't)

Tekst

Rewrite the sentence to a negative. Write the contraction!

I had checked the spelling carefully.

Tekst

Rewrite the sentence to a question. Don't forget the question mark!

He had walked the dog.

Past Perfect

Worksheet Past Perfect

You have 10 minutes

Then we will look at the answers together.

Done? 

Discuss your answers with your neighbour. 

Past Perfect - answers worksheet

Past Simple vs Present Perfect vs Past Perfect

Past Simple

Present Perfect

Past Perfect

Things that happened and ended in the past

Things that started in the past and continue in the present

Things that happened in the past but it's not known or important when exactly  

Things that just happened

Things that happened before another event in the past

Past Simple

Present Perfect

Past Perfect

has/have + past participle

had + past participle

verb + -(e)d or own form

Past Simple

Present Perfect

Past Perfect

has/have + past participle

had + past participle

verb + -(e)d or own form

Homework or possessives

You can choose:

• Homework (but don't leave the lessonup!)
• Revisit possessives ('s / ' / ...of...) + a little extra

Possessives

What do you remember?

Which sentence is correct?

1. Bobs' bedroom is small.
2. Bob's bedroom is small.
3. Bobs bedroom is small.
4. Bobs's bedroom is small.

Which sentence is correct?

1. That is Tess's jacket.
2. That is Tess' jacket.
3. That is Tesses jacket.
4. That is Tess jacket.

Which sentence is correct? In plural (meervoud)

1. My parent's sailboat is blue.
2. My parents's sailboat is blue.
3. My parents' sailboat is blue.
4. My parents sailboat is blue.

Which sentence is correct?

1. The tables' legs.
2. The legs of the table.
3. The legs' table.
4. The table's legs.

Which sentence is correct?

1. City's New York
2. The New York of the city
3. New York city's.
4. The city of New York

Which sentence is correct?

1. I'm going to the hairdresseres today
2. I'm going to the hairdresser' today
3. I'm going to the hairdresser's today
4. I'm going to the hairdressers today

Singular (ev)

People/animals

Shops 

Things of things

Geographic locations

Plural

(mv)

Leave out noun (znw)

add > 's

 The baker's 

's 

The cat's

Bob's 

Ends on  -s

Does not end on -s

' 
My sisters' room 

's

The children's toys 

...of...

The leaves of the trees

...of...

The city of New York

Possessive

10 minutes - worksheet 

Done? Discuss your answers with your neighbour

Possessive - answers

Read the lesson goal. Does the statement apply to you?
At the end of the lesson I can use the Past Perfect 

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Read the lesson goal. Does the statement apply to you?
At the end of the lesson I know when and how to use the past perfect, present perfect and past simple.

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Read the lesson goal. Does the statement apply to you?
At the end of the lesson I kknow how to use possessives.

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