Past perfect vs past simple

Learning Intentions
  1. I know the difference between past perfect and past simple (rules)
  2. I know when to use which tense (signal words)
  3. I know how to form the two tenses
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Learning Intentions
  1. I know the difference between past perfect and past simple (rules)
  2. I know when to use which tense (signal words)
  3. I know how to form the two tenses

Slide 1 - Tekstslide

Slide 2 - Tekstslide

🇬🇧 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 before something else happened..

Slide 3 - Tekstslide


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

What happened first?

Slide 4 - Tekstslide

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

Slide 5 - Open vraag

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

Slide 6 - Open vraag

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

Slide 7 - Open vraag

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

Slide 8 - Quizvraag

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 9 - Quizvraag

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

Slide 10 - Quizvraag

Signaalwoorden past perfect
*Right after he had shouted to me, he ran away.
*Before they went to the city, they had finished the game.
*As soon as we had finished our drinks, we went to school.
*You were surprised, because you had never seen anything like this.

Slide 11 - Tekstslide

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Slide 12 - Tekstslide

What happened first?
They had painted the entire wall, before they realized it was the wrong color.
A
They painted the entire wall.
B
They realized it was the wrong color.

Slide 13 - Quizvraag

What happened first?
We left the house after we had fed the dog.
A
We left the house.
B
We fed the dog.

Slide 14 - Quizvraag

What happened first?
When the mechanic arrived, Alex had already fixed the car herself.
A
The mechanic arrived.
B
Alex fixed the car herself.

Slide 15 - Quizvraag

Past simple / past perfect:
The storm _______ (to destroy) the sandcastle that we _______ (to build).
A
destroys - build
B
had destroyed - built
C
destroyed - had build
D
destroyed - had built

Slide 16 - Quizvraag

Past simple / past perfect:
The waiter __________ (to bring) the drink that I _______ (to order).
A
bring - order
B
had brought - ordered
C
brought - had ordered
D
brings - was ordering

Slide 17 - Quizvraag

Past simple / past perfect:
__________ (to phone) Angie before he __________ ( to go) to London?
A
Did he phone - went
B
Did he phoned - gone
C
Did he phone - had gone
D
Had he phoned - went

Slide 18 - Quizvraag

Use past perfect:
When I arrived at the cinema, the film _______ (to start - already).

Slide 19 - Open vraag

Use past perfect:
After they ______ (to eat) the shellfish, they began to feel sick.

Slide 20 - Open vraag

Use past perfect:
The grass was yellow because it ______ (not - to rain) all summer (uitschrijven).

Slide 21 - Open vraag

Use past perfect:
____ (your sister - to be) sick for a long time before she was admitted to hospital?

Slide 22 - Open vraag

Use past perfect:
The lights went off because we ___ (not - to pay) the electricity bill .(uitschrijven).

Slide 23 - Open vraag

Use past perfect:
_________ (she - to see) the film three times already?

Slide 24 - Open vraag

How well do you understand the past perfect? Give yourself a grade between 1-10.

Slide 25 - Open vraag

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