Past Perfect: Figure it out.

Past Perfect: Figure it out.

Multiple Choice

The meeting ended at 11:00. We arrived at 12:00. Which action happened first?

• The meeting ended

• We arrived

Look at these examples.

• Simple Past: The meeting ended at 11:00. We arrived at 12:00.

• 11:00 and 12:00 express the specific time when an action happens.

• Past Perfect: The meeting had ended before we arrived.

• We use "before" to show the order in which the actions happened.

Multiple Choice

Use the _______________ to describe something that happened before another action in the past.

• Simple Past

• Past Perfect

Multiple Choice

Form the past perfect with ____________ of the main verb.

• have/has + past participle

• had + past participle

Look at these examples

• The meeting had begun late, so we didn't have lunch until 2:00.

• By the time the tour was over, Ann had already met Kazuko.

Multiple Select

In the examples above, which action happened first?

• The meeting had begun late

• so we didn't have lunch until 2:00

• By the time the tour was over

• Ann had already met Kazuko

Multiple Select

In the examples above, Which action happened later?

• The meeting had begun late

• so we didn't have lunch until 2:00

• By the time the tour was over

• Ann had already met Kazuko

Multiple Choice

Which tense do we use to show the earlier of two past actions?

• a. the past perfect

• b. the simple past