The Past Participle of Bite
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bitten
bit
bites
bited
The Past Participle of Bite
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bitten
bit
bites
bited
Past Participle: to fight
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fight
fighted
faught
fought
The Past Participle to choose
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choose
chosen
chose
chossen
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Past Perfect
Objective :
By the end of the lesson, you will be able to use the past perfect tense to describe events that had already happened before a specific time or event in the past.
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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?
🇬🇧 Past Simple
verb+ed
(irr. verb = 2nd form)
He arrived to the train station.
I decided to walk home.
🇬🇧 Past Perfect
had + verb+ed
(irr. verb = had + 3rd form)
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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past perfect
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when something started and stopped in the past
when something went on for a while in the past
when something happened before something else in the past
when something started in the past in goes on until the present
PAST PERFECT: Which sentence uses the Past Perfect?
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I was waiting for hours before he came.
I have waited for hours before he came.
I had waited for hours before he came.
I waited for hours before he came.
Rule of the past perfect:
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have/has + past participle
had + past participle
did + past participle
were + past participle
Which is the Past Perfect
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have eaten
has eaten
had eaten
ate
past perfect for sleep
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have been sleeping
had been sleeping
have slept
had slept
past perfect for sleep
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have been sleeping
had been sleeping
have slept
had slept
negative past perfect for 'to drive'
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had not driving
have not drove
have not driven
had not driven
Which sentence is the Past Perfect?
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I watched my brother leave the store.
I was watching tv when he left the store.
I have just watched him leaving the store
I had watched him leaving the store when I spoke to you.
Fill in the Past Perfect: When I walked in, the meeting ___already___ (start).
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Fill in the Past Perfect: After he ______ (pass) his exam, he trew a party.
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Fill in the Past Perfect: He was shocked because he ____ never ____ (see) anything like this.
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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).
When they _______ (finish) school, they _______ (go) to the mall.
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had finished - went
finished - had gone
going - finished
finishing - went
They ________ (show) me the pictures they ________ (take) during their holiday.
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had shown - took
showed - had taken
taken - showed
took - shown
The boy _______ (be) sorry for what he ______ (do).
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had been - did
was - had done
is - did
had done - were
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.
Now, write one sentence describing what happened using the Past Perfect and Past Simple:
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You're up for a challenge? How would you put these three sentences in one sentence?
When I arrived, the lesson ______ already ______ (start).
She ______ never ______ (see) snow before she went to France.
They ______ just ______ (finish) dinner when I called.
I didn’t go to the movie because I ______ already ______ (watch) it.
Complete the sentences:
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Write 4 full sentences using past simple and past perfect
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Affirmative: By the time the storm hit, the villagers had already hidden their boats along the shore.
Affirmative: She had memorized the entire speech before the audience even entered the hall.
Question: Had they discovered the secret before the teacher explained it?
Negative: He had not realized the truth until everything collapsed around him.
CHOOSE A MOVIE YOU HAVE SEEN RECENTLY. WRITE THE ENTIRE STORY IN 8 SENTENCES. USE PAST SIMPLE, PAST PERFECT, PAST CONTINUOUS TENSES.