ENGLISH PRACTICE LEVEL: ENGLISH 4 NAME.

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THE PAST PERFECT TENSE

The Past Perfect expresses the idea that something occurred before another action in the past. It can also show that something happened before a specific time in the past.
Examples:

You had studied English before you moved to New York. Had you studied English before you moved to New York? You had not studied English before you moved to New York.
She had visited her Japanese relatives once in 1993 before she moved in with them in 1996. She visited her Japanese relatives once in 1993 before she moved in with them in 1996.

The past perfect is formed by combining the auxiliary verb "had" with the I had studied. He had written a letter to Mara. We had been stranded for six days. (yo) Haba vivido. I had lived. (t) Habas vivido. You had lived. (l) Haba vivido. He had lived.

past participle.

(nosotros) Habamos vivido. We had lived. (vosotros) Habais vivido. You-all had lived. (ellos) Haban vivido. They had lived.

Put the verbs in brackets into the gaps in the correct tense Past Perfect or Simple Past. Example: Pat _________ (to live) in London before he _________ (to move) to Rome. Answer: Pat had lived in London before he moved to Rome.

1) After Fred 2) Jill 3) Susan 4) When she 5) After the man 6) Before he 7) She 8) After Eric

(to spend) his holiday in Italy he (to phone) Dad at work before she (to turn on) the radio after she (to arrive) the match (to come) home he (to sing) a song he (to watch) a video after the children (to make) breakfast he

(to want) to learn Italian. (to leave) for her trip. (to wash) the dishes. already (to feed) the cat. (to start).

(to play) the guitar. (to go) to bed. (to phone) his friend.

ANSWER KEY 1) After Fred had spent his holiday in Italy he wanted to learn Italian. 2) Jill had phoned Dad at work before she left for her trip. 3) Susan turned on the radio after she had washed the dishes. 4) When she arrived the match had already started. 5) After the man had come home he fed the cat. 6) Before he sang a song he had played the guitar. 7) She watched a video after the children had gone to bed. 8) After Eric had made breakfast he phoned his friend. 9) I was very tired because I had studied too much. 10) They had ridden their bikes before they met their

friends.