Past Perfect Simple

Before she entered the room the man....

• saw her

• had seen her

• have saw her

• have seed her

It was all wet, it ________ that morning.

• had rain

• had the rained

• had rained

• had raining

We use "had + verb in participle" to talk about actions that happened BEFORE another action in the past.

(eg: She had seen the robber before he saw her)

• NO

• YES

"She had seen the robber before he saw her"

'Before' is a time expression and also:

• by the time

• when

• after

• a penguin

By the time I got home, my mom ___ prepared a feast.

When Jonas opened the door he noticed somebody ________ (enter) his house.

By the time my dad got home the dog _____ already died.

Jonas had entered the house before he texted his mom.

• Jonas first texted his mom, then he entered the house

• Jonas first entered the house, then he texted his mom

• first one action happened, then the other

• both actions happened at the same time

Yesterday, you've done two actions, one after the other, can you put them in a sentence using the past perfect?

eg: "By the time I turned on the tv my show had already ended"

Which is the correct past perfect question form?

• Had my father talked to you before you goed to school?

• Had my mom seen my dog before it disappeared?

• My mom had seen me, hadn't she?

• Had I seen the doctor when it be the time?