Q: Skills for Success 3 - Unit 5

Q: Skills for Success 3 - Unit 5

Past Perfect and Review

Past Perfect

Past Perfect

Description and Practice

We are going to make a sentence together using the past perfect.

First, we will choose the subject of the sentence which is AHMAD

Poll

Next, we need to choose our auxiliary verb. Please choose from these options.

• have

• has

• had

• was

The correct answer is HAD

So now we have... Ahmad had...

Next we need to select the main verb.

For this sentence, Ahmad is in his car. In the next slide, choose the correct for, of the verb.

Poll

Choose from the options below!

• drive

• drives

• drove

• driven

The correct answer is DRIVEN (verb 3)

SO now we have Ahmad had driven...

Now we need to add a place.

Let's say to the gas station

So now we have...Ahmad had driven to the gas station...

Next we need a time reference...

Poll

Which of the following is NOT a time reference we use with the past perfect?

• by the time

• when

• before

• at the same time as

Let's choose BEFORE for our sentence.

Ahmad had driven to the gas station before....

Poll

Next, in the second clause, which tense do we use?

• past perfect

• present simple

• present perfect

• past simple

The correct answer is the PAST SIMPLE

Let's complete the sentence with he went to the bank.

Ahmad had driven to the gas station before he went to the bank.

Negative/Adverbs

Poll

Which action happened first?

• Kevin arrived at school

• The class had started

• Not sure

• They happened at the same time

Open Ended

Read the details, then write a past perfect sentence which is true for the situation.

Open Ended

Loot at these two stories. Write a past perfect sentence for each which shows what happened.

Poll

Look at the picture. What happened first?

• He turned on the TV

• The program had started

• Not sure

• Both happened at the same time

Open Ended

Write in the chat, the order the events happened according to the story. The events are (reforms began, moved to U.S., made fortune, emigrated to Mexico). So put 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th.

Open Ended

Write in the chat, the order the events happened according to the story. The events are (reforms began, moved to U.S.,