Past Perfect
Use the past perfect to talk about something that happened before another past action and after
phrases such as when, after, until, and as soon as.
El "past perfect" hace referencia a un tiempo anterior al pasado reciente. Se emplea para
señalar que un evento ocurrió antes que otro en el pasado. No importa cuál de los
eventos se mencione primero, porque el tiempo verbal deja claro el orden temporal en que
acontecieron.
Así, su forma afirmativa tendría la siguiente estructura:
Sujeto + had + verbo en past participle + complementos.
She was really active after she had had an energetic drink.
Estaba muy activa después de haber tomado una bebida energética.
Estructura afirmativa del pasado perfecto o past perfect:
Sujeto + auxiliar had + verbo en participio + Traducción
complemento
Ustedes habían comido muchas galletas antes de la
You
cena
had Nosotros habíamos comido peras
We
hasta que compraste manzanas
They Ellos habían comido vegetales como entrada
Complete the sentences using past perfect tense
When I arrived at the cinema, the film ______________ (start).
She _____________ (live) in China before she went to Thailand.
After they __________ (eat) the shellfish, they began to feel sick.
If you _________ (listen) to me, you would have got the job.
Julie didn’t arrive until after I ________ (leave).
When we ___________ (finish) dinner, we went out.
The garden was dead because it ________ (be) dry all summer.
He ______________ (meet) her somewhere before.
We were late for the plane because we ________ (forget) our passports.
She told me she _____________ (study) a lot before the exam.
The grass was yellow because it ___________ (not/rain) all summer.
The lights went off because we ____________ (not/pay) the electricity
bill.
The children ______________ (not/do) their homework, so they were in
trouble.
They ____________ (not/eat) so we went to a restaurant.
We couldn’t go into the concert because we __________ (not/bring) our
tickets.
She said that she _____________ (not/visit) the UK before.
Julie and Anne _____________ (not/met) before the party.
I ________ (not/have) breakfast when he arrived.
He _____________ (not/use) email before, so I showed him how to use
it.
You ______________ (not/study) for the test, so you were very nervous.
Past Perfect – Questions
___________ (you/go) there before we went there?
___________ (she/see) the film already?
Why __________ (he/forget) about the meeting?
___________ (it/be) cold all week?
___________ (I/read) the book before the class?
When she arrived ____________ (we/eat) already?
Where ____________ (you/be) when I saw you?
____________ (they/travel) by bullet train before?
____________ (John/meet) Lucy before they worked together?
_____________ (you/do) your homework before I saw you?
Where ____________ (she/work)?
___________ (I/pay) the bill before we left?
____________ (we/visit) my parents already that winter?
When you called, ____________ (they/eat) dinner?
How ___________ (he/manage) to fix the cooker?
_____________ (my sister/be) sick for a long time?
How much ___________ (she/study) before the exam?
What ____________ (you/cook) for dinner that night?
When ____________ (they/arrive)?
How many coffees _____________ (she/drink) before the interview?
