Past Perfect Tense

We use past perfect simple to describe a past event which happens before another event in the past.

• Yes

• No

The past perfect consists of two verbs: helping verb (had) and main verb (past participle).

• True

• False

Mark the correct affirmative structure in past perfect tense

• •Subject+had +not (hadn´t)+past participle+c

• •Subject+had+past participle + c

• •Had+subject+past participle+c+?

Mark the negative structure for past perfect tense

• •Subject+had+past participle + c

• •Subject+had +not (hadn´t)+past participle+c

• •Had+subject+past participle+c+?

Mark the interrogative structure for past perfect tense

• •Had+subject+past participle+c+?

• •Subject+had +not (hadn´t)+past participle+c

• •Subject+had+past participle + c

With forgot, remembered, realized and knew, we use past perfect tense

• True

• False

Mozart was born in 1756, the son of a professional musician. His father soon a (give up) ________composing when he recognized his son's musical talent.

• had given up

• gave up

• giving up

Before he was 17, he (compose) _______________several operas.

• had composed

• composed

• composing

No one (publish)_________________a copy of the piece before

• published

• had published

• publishing

When I tried to use my laptop, I realized the battery (run) _____________down.

• had run

• ran

• running