Вживання Past Perfect

Past Perfect

1. Past Perfect виражає дію, яка передує іншій дії у минулому або ж відбувалася до певного моменту в минулому.

had + Past Participle (III форма дієслова)

+ She told you she had met your mother.

-They hadn’t finished their work by 6 p.m.

? Had she done her homework when you visited her?

Маркери часу

before, never before, already, just, after, when, for, since, till, until,

by two o’clock, by that time, by that day 

1. Read the story. Find and write out all the examples Past Perfect.

2. Read the story again and put the events a-g in chronological order 1-7.

  3. Look at the sentence pairs. In each sentence, underline the action that happened first.

4. Complete the sentences with the correct Past Perfect.

1. After they _______ for their holidays, their friends arrived. (leave)

2. He told me that he __________ lions the day before. (see)

3. After they ________________ lunch, they drank a cup of tea. (finish)

4. Before he went to bed, he ______________to his favourite songs. (listen)

5. My little sister ________________ all the jam tarts before her parents home. (eat)

6. After he _________ the police, he called the ambulance. (call)

7. He told his teacher that he ________ to do his homework. (forget)

8. After they ___________ all the famous sights, they went to a restaurant. (see)

9. He asked me which animals I ____________ in Africa. (hunt)

10. After Columbus ________________America, he returned to Spain. (discover)