Past Perfect

Past Perfect

The Past perfect and the simple past tell about past events.

Past perfect

El "past perfect" hace referencia a un tiempo anterior al pasado reciente. Se emplea para señalar que un evento ocurrió antes que otro en el pasado

Example

John had gone out when I arrived in the office.

Estructura affimartiva.

Sujeto+ had +past participle +Conector+Subjeto+verb in past+comple.

John had gone out

Para dar información extra del por qué John había salido.

Usaré un subordinate or a conjunction,

ejemplo When. (esté sería mi conector)

John had gone out when I arrived in the office.

Multiple Choice

The PAST perfect is formed by...

• HAVE + PAST PARTICIPLE

• HAD + PAST PARTICIPLE

• AM/ IS/ ARE + PAST PARTICIPLE

• AM / IS / ARE + V-ING

Multiple Choice

The film ________________ by the time we got to the cinema.

• had start

• had started

• has started

Multiple Choice

I was sure that I ___________ her before.

• had saw

• seen

• had seen

Multiple Choice

We often use 'd (the short form of had) in the ______.

• affirmative

• before

• negative

• past participle

Multiple Choice

We use the past perfect to refer to actions that happened _____ a specific time or another action in the past.

• affirmative

• before

• negative

• past participle

Multiple Choice

I went to bed after I ___________ off the television.

• switched

• has switched

• had switched

Remember!!!

Cuando nuestra oración comienza con Conjunction or fanboys (conectores) ,usamos una coma para que se note el énfasis en la oración.

 

When I arrived at the station,the train had just left.

Multiple Choice

When Airi _______ at school, she realized she _______ her textbook.

• Had arrived, forgot

• Arrived, had forgotten

• Forgot, had arrived

• Had forgotten, arrived

Multiple Choice

When I _______ the new teacher, I was so surprised. I _______ his class before!

• Met, had taken

• Had met, took

• Had taken, met

• Took, had met

Multiple Choice

The police couldn't arrest Andy, because they _______ any evidence against him.

• didn't find

• hadn't found

Multiple Choice

When the police ________ at the bank, the robbers had already escaped in a car.

• arrived

• had arrived

Multiple Choice

The police ______ the suspect because he had left his fingerprints at the scene of the crime.

• caught

• had caught