Past perfect

​Topic: Past perfect

Vocabulary: animals

Learning objective:

To talk about past activities.

level 5

Teacher: Martha Isabel Díaz Ramírez

Past Perfect

PAST PERFECT - What, When, How

What: Past Perfect is a verbal tense

When: we use it when we have TWO ACTIONS IN THE PAST. One happens and finishes first another. This one goes in the past perfect. The other one goes in the simple past.

How: STRUCTURE

(...) SUBJECT + HAD + participle (...)

EXAMPLES

STRUCTURE

(...) SUBJECT + HAD +PARCIPLE (...)

When I arrived home, the kids had already gone to bed.

The kids had already gone to bed, when I arrived home.

PAY ATTENTION!!

We have two actions: A and B.

A is the first.

B is the second.

The first action is always in the Past Perfect.

The second action is always in the Simple Past.

ATTENTION!

COMPLETE USING THE CORRECT ALTERNATIVE

Multiple Choice

I couldn't find the restaurant because...

• ...the chef hadn't cooked enough.

• ... I had lost the directions.

Multiple Choice

I failed the English exam because...

• ...I hadn't studied enough.

• ...I had seen great reviews.

Multiple Choice

I couldn't eat the steak because...

• ...the chef hadn't cooked enough.

• ...I had gone there last night.

Multiple Choice

Select the option that completes the sentence correctly:

She _________________________ in this place before.

• have worked

• had worked

• has worked

• had work

Open Ended

I didn't wake up on time because....

Multiple Choice

Select the option that completes the sentence correctly:

My brother _____________________ that song before.

• had/songed

• has/singed

• had/sung

• had/singed

Open Ended

I couldn't get the flight because...

Multiple Choice

What is the correct structure for a past perfect question?

• has + subject + past participle

• had + subject + past participle

• subject + had + past participle

• past participle + subject + had

COMPLETE USING YOUR IMAGINATION

Open Ended

My phone didn't work because...

Why did you say that?

Give an explanation to the sentence said. Look the example:

Why did you say "I am sorry" to you friend?

Because I had forgotten his birthday.

Open Ended

Why did you say "I hope so" to your teacher?

Open Ended

Why did you say "I can't" to your classmate?

Open Ended

Why did you say "Thank you" to your mother?

Open Ended

What had you done when you enrolled university?

Type 5 activities