Past perfect

HOW TO TALK ABOUT ACTIONS THAT WERE FINISHED BEFORE ANOTHER PAST ACTIONS

​PAST PERFECT TENSE

​•We use past perfect to talk about actions that were finished before another action in past

•To make the order of actions more clear

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•Eg. When we arrived, the film had started.

          (first the film started, then we arrived)

​PAST PERFECT TENSE

​We use past perfect to talk about unreal or imaginary situations in past.

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​eg. If I had known you were ill, I would have visited you.

​Fill the verb in past perfect

​1. She ___________ (live) in China before she went to Thailand.

​2. After they ___________ (eat) the shellfish, they began to feel sick.

​3. If you ___________ (listen) to me, you would have got the job.

​4. Julie didn't arrive until after I ________ (leave).

​5. The garden was dead because it _______ (be) dry all summer.

​6. He __________ (meet) her somewhere before.

​7. We were late for the plane because we _______ (forget) our passports.

​8. She told me she ________ (study) a lot before the exam.

​9. The grass was yellow because it _______ (not/rain) all summer.

​10. The lights went off because we ______ (not/pay) the electricity bill.

​SAYINGS

​SAYINGS

Saying - short, commonly known expression which generally offers a piece of advice or wisdom

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​eg. Don't count your chickens before they're hatched.

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