V3 - en - Past Perfect & Prepositions of time and place

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 3

Grammar

Past perfect & the prepositions of time and place.

Learning goals

- I can use the past perfect correctly 

- I can use the prepositions of time and place correctly. 

Past vs. Present Perfect 

What was Present Perfect again? 

And how is it different from the past perfect? 

Past vs. Present Perfect 

Present Perfect	Past Perfect
An action or event is still in progress.	The past perfect is used to refer to an action that was finished before another action in the past (usually the past simple).
Form: have / has + past participle	Form: had + past participle (voltooid deelwoord)

How would you say this in one sentence?

How would you say this in one sentence? I ate a big breakfast; I went to school.

People (applaud), although the president (not finish) his speech yet.

As soon as I (open) the door, the cat (run) out.

When I (walk) in, the meeting (already to begin).

After he (to pass) his exam, he (to throw) a party.

He was (shock), because he (never to see) anything like this.

Prepositions of time and place

What is a preposition in Dutch?

1. Lidwoord
2. Bijvoeglijk naamwoord
3. Gezegde
4. Voorzetsel

Try to give a definition of what a preposition is .

Meet me ____ 9 o'clock. 

I live ____ The Netherlands.

I have a football match ____ Saturday. 

I am going to study ____ Dublin City University. 

I am leaving ____ 1 month. 

The book is ____ that table over there!

On

At

In

In

At

On

Exercise

• You have 10 minutes to write a gap text and send it to me. 
  
• For the gaps, use the past perfect and prepositions of time and place.
• Choose one of the following events for your text and use about 80 words 

--> You witnessed burglars breaking into a neighbour's house. 

--> You saw somebody with your bike that had been stolen a month ago. 

--> You found a bag full of money on the street. 

Example gap text

Yesterday evening, at 8 PM, on my street, I had walked home from school when I saw something strange. Two men had broken into my neighbour's house before I arrived at the corner. They had climbed through the window after checking on the road. I hid behind a bush in the garden and called the police as soon as I could. By the time officers arrived at the scene, the burglars had escaped with valuables. The police thanked me for my quick thinking!

Write your own gap text