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Past Perfect

The past perfect tense is used to talk about actions that were completed before something else happened in the past. It is formed using "had" plus the past participle of the main verb. Some examples of using the past perfect include "She was afraid because she had never flown before" and "He loved the house. He had lived there all his life." The past perfect can be used to talk about actions that happened before other actions when placing events in order chronologically.

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Past Perfect

The past perfect tense is used to talk about actions that were completed before something else happened in the past. It is formed using "had" plus the past participle of the main verb. Some examples of using the past perfect include "She was afraid because she had never flown before" and "He loved the house. He had lived there all his life." The past perfect can be used to talk about actions that happened before other actions when placing events in order chronologically.

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We USE the past perfect when we are

already talking about the past and we


´go back´ to say that something had
happened before.

FORM USE: some examples


She was afraid because she had never flown before.
had / hadn’t + the past participle He loved the house. He had lived there all his life.
I had done it. After we had done our HW, we went to bed.
She hadn’t done it. They had left before I could say anything.
Had they done it? She said she hadn’t written it .
Had you checked the mail before you sent it ?

1. Match the sentence halves using the past simple and past perfect . Use WHEN or AFTER.
e.g. After / When they had done their HW, they could play PC games.

They ate the dinner. She finally took the red one.
She felt much better. He finished eating.
Jack decided to have a rest. They did their homework.
They went to a pub to celebrate it. I lent it to Sophie.
The bank clerk called the police. Mandy could leave the hospital.
I finished reading the magazine. He painted the hall and the kitchen.
Lisa tried on five sweaters. Mark cleared the table.
Peter asked for a cup of coffee. Rita took a hot bath.
She completely recovered. They won the match.
They could play PC games. The robbers left.

2. Rewrite the sentences using the past simple and past perfect :

1. She soon …………………….. (realize) that she …………………….. (spend) all her money.
2. He ……………….. (be) tired because he ………………….. (not eat) anything since the morning.
3. When all the guests …………………….. (leave) I …………………….. (start) tidying.
4. As soon as Jack ……………….. (eat) his ice-cream he ………………….. (go) to buy another one.
5. The police never …………………….. (find out) where he …………………….. (hide) the money.
6. We …………………….. (not recognize) her. She …………………….. (cut) her hair.
7. She …………………….. (be) very upset because he …………………….. (not answer) her e-mails.
8. I …………….….. (know) my wife for 5 years before we finally ………………….. (marry) in 2009.
9. The film already …………………….. (start) when we …………………….. (arrive).

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