The past perfect

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Past Perfect

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

What is happening in this sentence?

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

What happened

first?

Making a sentece with the Past Perfect and Past Simple.

- Ben bought flowers for Jen.

- Ben arrived at Jen's house.

What happened first?

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.

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).

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

use 'before'

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

use 'before'

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

What is the tense that is used in this sentence?
I grew up in Belguim.

1. Present Simple
2. Past Simple
3. Present Perfect
4. Past Perfect

Which tense is used in the second part of this sentence?
"They had travelled all over the world, before they settled in New York."

1. Present Simple
2. Past Simple
3. Present Perfect
4. Past Perfect

They … (to close) the bar after the last guest … (to depart)

1. closed, departed
2. closed, had departed
3. had closed, departed
4. had closed, had departed

As soon as the meeting … (to finish), they … (to go) out for a drink.

1. finished, went
2. finished, had gone
3. had finished, went
4. had finished, had gone

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

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

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

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

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

I _________(to meet) him before he became famous.

She __________(to live) here for three years before I met her.

The plane_________(to leave) by the time I got to the airport

He____________(negative – to drive) a car before that accident.

I know the irregular verbs

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I know when to use the past perfect & the past simple

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