Tenses Past perfect Usage We use the past

Tenses Past perfect

Usage We use the past perfect tense to show that an event happened before the other.

Examples First event The plane had gone Second event when he arrived to the airport. She had read a book before she went to bed. The teacher had explained the lesson By the time he came.

regular Verbs Infinitive Past Simple Past Participle talked finished started closed watched

Irregular Verb( 1) Infinitive Past Simple Past Participle leave left get got say said make made sell sold

Irregular Verbs ( 2) Infinitive Past Simple Past Participle do did done write wrote written be Was/were been take took taken go went gone

Exercise Read what happened , then join the sentences with ( when ). 1 -( a)The school bus left (b) Hassan arrive to the bus stop � The school bus had gone when Hassan arrived to the bus stop � 2 - ( a) The first period started ( b) He got to school � The first period had started when he got to school � 3 - (a) Ali went out ( b) Hassan went to visit him � Ali had gone out when Hassan went to visit him � 4 - (a)His favourite film finished (b) He switched the TV � His favourite film had finished when he switched the TV � 5 -(a) The take away closed ( b) He went to buy a burger � The take away had closed when he went to buy a burger �

Prepared by Teacher Hanadi