Past Perfect and Simple Past

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Past Perfect

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Past perfect
Je gebruikt de past perfect als je iets vertelt over twee dingen die in het verleden zijn gebeurd. De ene gebeurtenis vond plaats voor de andere gebeurtenis. 
Het is dus: 'the past of the past'. 

Voorbeeld: He had worked that night before he crashed his car. 
 


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Past perfect
De vorm van de past perfect is:

had + voltooid deelwoord
voltooid deelwoord = ww + ed
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                                3e vorm onregelmatige ww

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Past Perfect
  • Als je wilt vertellen dat iets gebeurde voordat iets anders gebeurde in het verleden. 
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   I had never flown in an airplane, before I went to London.





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🇬🇧 Past Simple 

🇳🇱 Verleden Tijd


ww+ed

(irr. verb = 2e vorm)



I saw him yesterday.



🇬🇧 Past Perfect

🇳🇱 Voltooid Verleden Tijd




🇬🇧 Past Simple 
🇳🇱 Verleden Tijd

ww+ed
(irr. verb = 2e vorm)

He arrived to the train station.


I decided to walk home.
🇬🇧 Past Perfect 
🇳🇱 Voltooid Verleden Tijd

had + ww+ed
(irr. verb = had + 3e vorm)

When he arrived to the train station the train had left.

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


The Past Perfect shows what happened first in the past.

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I had always walked home until I bought my first car.

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What is happening in this sentence?
When he arrived to the train station, the train had already left.

What happened
first?

Check the following 
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- Ben bought flowers for Jen.
- Ben arrived at Jen's house.

What happened first?

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Making a sentece with the Past Perfect and Past Simple.

- Ben bought flowers for Jen.
- Ben arrived at Jen's house.

What happened first?

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Making a sentece with the Past Perfect and Past Simple.
- Ben bought flowers for Jen. (1)
- Ben arrived at Jen's house. (2)

                                        What happened first? --> Past Perfect

       Ben had bought flowers before he arrived at Jen's house.
                                                 or
       Before he arrived at Jen's house, Ben had bought flowers.

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

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

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

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Slide 13 - Open question

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

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Slide 15 - Open question

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

Slide 16 - Open question

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

Slide 17 - Open question

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

Slide 18 - Open question

When they _______ (finish) school, they _______ (go) to the mall.
A
had finished - went
B
finished - had gone

Slide 19 - Quiz

They ________ (show) me the pictures they ________ (take) during their holiday.
A
had shown - took
B
showed - had taken

Slide 20 - Quiz

The boy _______ (be) sorry for what he ______ (do).
A
had been - did
B
was - had done

Slide 21 - Quiz

What is the tense in this sentence?
I grew up in the Netherlands.
A
Present Simple
B
Past Simple
C
Present Perfect
D
Past Perfect

Slide 22 - Quiz

Which two tenses are used below?
"They had travelled all over the world, before they settled in New York."
A
Present Simple
B
Past Simple
C
Present Perfect
D
Past Perfect

Slide 23 - Quiz

They … (close) the bar after the last guest … (depart)
A
closed, departed
B
closed, had departed
C
had closed, departed
D
had closed, had departed

Slide 24 - Quiz

As soon as the meeting … (finish), they … (go) out for a drink.
A
finished, went
B
finished, had gone
C
had finished, went
D
had finished, had gone

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After they ... (eat) the shellfish, they began to feel sick.

Slide 26 - Open question

She .... (live) in China before she went to Thailand.

Slide 27 - Open question

When I arrived at the cinema, the film .... (start).

Slide 28 - Open question

When we ... (finish) dinner, we ... (go) out.

Slide 29 - Open question

The referee ... (to pull) a red card, because the player ... (to make) a foul.

Slide 30 - Open question

How good are you at forming the past perfect? Think of irregular verbs as well.
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Slide 31 - Poll

How good are you at recognising which tense to use: past simple - past perfect?
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Slide 32 - Poll

Any remaining questions can be posted here.

Slide 33 - Open question