Past Tense Verbs The Sequel Past Perfect Review

Past Tense Verbs: The Sequel Past Perfect

Review: Simple Past Use this form of the past tense to show that an action is completely done. Example 1: We finished the pizza. (Completed Action) Example 2: We were happy yesterday.

Review: Past Progressive Use this form of the past tense to indicate that an action took place over a certain amount of time and is now finished. Example 1: Mr. Rose was hunting all last night. Example 2: Ms. Yayla was crying during the movie.

New Past Tense Forms Past tense is more than simply talking about what has already happened. Other past tense forms include: Past perfect, past perfect progressive, present perfect progressive.

Past Perfect: Had + Simple Past Tense ØUse #1: Use this verb tense to indicate that an action was completed before another action. ØExample 1: Alex had finshed all the pizza before his sister came home. ØExample 2: Mr. Rose loved the paintings because he had visited the museum last week.

Past Perfect: Use #2 ØUse this verb tense to indicate that something happened in the past and continued until another action in the past. ØExample 1: Alex had his dog for three years before it died. ØExample 2: By the time Jafet finished his lunch, he had been in the lunchroom for an hour.

Past Perfect: Things to Know ØIf you have words in the sentence indicating time, you can use the simple past form instead because it is obvious which happened first. ØTime indicating words: before, after, prior to.

Past Perfect: Practice Time! Victoria (break) up with Octavian yesterday, but he (cheat, never) on her. n Stephanie and Marlene (play) cards ten times before Stephanie (go) home. n

Past Perfect: Practice Time! Since January Ms. Bhudvanbhen (be) a mother for six months. n Sgt. Lewis (shoot) deer in the woods last week until his wife (tell) him to stop. n th 12 ,