Past Perfect Tense

Past Perfect Tense

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is in the past perfect tense?

• I arrived in the classroom.

• Jamie had gone out.

Multiple Choice

Which action/event happened first?

• I arrived in the classroom.

• Jamie had gone out.

Open Ended

What is the function of the past perfect tense?

Open Ended

eat breakfast (8am)

climb out window (8.30am)

Write a sentence to show which action happened first.

Multiple Choice

The first action/event is always in the past perfect tense.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

^{Before the computer crashed, I had saved my document.}

^{Which event happened first?}

• The computer crashed.

• I had saved my document.

Open Ended

Write a sentence about your day yesterday. Use the past perfect and the past simple tense.

Open Ended

Write another sentence using the past perfect and past simple.

Open Ended

Which time words can we use with the past perfect tense?