F3 - unit 2 - Past Tenses (simple, continuous, present + past perfect)

PAST TENSES

1. Quick recap: Past Simple / Past Continuous / Present Perfect
2. NEW: PAST PERFECT
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This lesson contains 39 slides, with interactive quizzes, text slides and 1 video.

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PAST TENSES

1. Quick recap: Past Simple / Past Continuous / Present Perfect
2. NEW: PAST PERFECT

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I .... (buy) this iPod last week.
A
buyed
B
have bought
C
was buying
D
bought

Slide 8 - Quiz

It .... (work) for two days, but it ... (not/work) since Tuesday.
A
worked, was not working
B
was working, has not worked
C
worked, has not worked
D
was working, was not working

Slide 9 - Quiz

I think the wheel button ... (break).
A
broke
B
has broken
C
was breaking
D
has breaked

Slide 10 - Quiz

How ... it ... ? (happen)
A
has ... happened
B
was ... happening
C
did ... happen
D
did ... happened

Slide 11 - Quiz

Well, I ... (jog), when it suddenly made a funny noise.
A
had jogged
B
was jogging
C
jogged
D
has jogged

Slide 12 - Quiz

Since then it ... (be) quiet.
A
has been
B
was being
C
is
D
was

Slide 13 - Quiz

You need a new one. I ordered some, but they ... (not arrive) yet.
A
not arrived
B
were not arriving
C
have not arrived
D
did not arrive

Slide 14 - Quiz

What do you know already?
Past Perfect

Slide 15 - Mind map

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

What 
happened
first?

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

Slide 20 - Open question

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

Slide 21 - Open question

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

Slide 22 - Open question

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

Slide 24 - Quiz

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

Slide 25 - Quiz

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

Slide 26 - Quiz

Okay... Now, I'd like to introduce you to  Ben:

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Slide 28 - Video

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

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Slide 32 - Open question

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

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Slide 34 - Open question

You're up for a challenge? How would you put these three sentences in one sentence?

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Slide 36 - Open question

Narrative tenses
  • Past continuous
  • Past simple
  • Past perfect

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Next lesson: Short Story
Do the Lesson Up using the
  • past continuous
  • past simple
  • past perfect

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I can now use the Past Perfect (together with the Past Simple).
A
Yes
B
No
C
Not sure yet..

Slide 39 - Quiz