Past Perfect Tense

Past Perfect Tense

by Daj Rafanan

Poll

Which came first?

• Egg

• Chicken

Poll

What happened first?

• He entered the classroom.

• The class started.

Poll

What happened first?

• The train left.

• He arrived at the train station.

Multiple Choice

What happened first?

• He entered the classroom.

• The class started.

Multiple Choice

What happened first?

• The train left.

• He arrived at the train station.

Multiple Choice

What happened first?

• The bag guys left.

• The police man came.

​What if there are no pictures?

​How do we describe what happened first?

​Past Perfect Tense

• is used to talk about an action which happened before another action in the past.

• ​TAKE NOTE: BOTH ACTIONS SHOULD BE IN THE PAST!

​Form...

Multiple Choice

Before I lost my wallet I

………….. [lose] my umbrella.

• had lose

• had lost

• have lost

Multiple Choice

By the time the doctor arrived, the patient ………………..[die].

• had died

• have die

• had die

Multiple Choice

When Anna phoned, I ………[leave] to work.

• have leave

• had leave

• had left

Multiple Choice

Before Sarah crossed the road, she……………. [look] both ways.

• have looked

• had look

• had looked

​Timeline... Usage...

Multiple Choice

Look at the sentences and decide which happened first:

By the time Charles arrived at the office, the boss had already  left for the meeting.

• Charles arrived at the office.

• The boss left for the meeting.

Multiple Choice

Look at the sentences and decide which happened first:

Britney had washed all the dishes when her husband came.

• Britney washed all the dishes.

• Her husband came.

Multiple Choice

Look at the sentences and decide which happened first:

Tom had saved a lot of money so he bought a motorbike.

• He bought a motorbike.

• Tom saved a lot of money.

Multiple Choice

Look at the sentences and decide which happened first:

After Margaret had read the book, she took it back to the library.

• She took the book back to the library.

• Margaret read the book.

Multiple Choice

Look at the sentences and decide which happened first:

Before my parents visited Lopburi, they had visited Bangkok.

• My parents visited Bangkok

• My parents visited Lopburi

Multiple Choice

Look at the sentences and decide which happened first:

I read the book after I had seen

the film.

• I saw the film and then I read the book.

• I read the book and then I saw the film.

Multiple Choice

Look at the sentences and decide which happened first:

We had had dinner when Ann arrived.

• We had dinner and then Ann arrived.

• Ann arrived and then we had dinner.

DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?​

THANK YOU!​