República de Colombia -Secretaria de Educación de Norte de

Santander
Instituto Técnico Patios Centro N° 2 - DANE 254874000568-05 NIT:
900027336-1
GESTION ACADEMICA
ASIGNATURA: IDIOMA EXTRANJERO INGLES PERIODO: II
DOCENTE: ERIKA GOMEZ LAVADO FECHA:
MARÍA FERNANDA VALENCIA
ESTUDIANTE: GRADO: 901-02-03

The past perfect is used to refer to things that had taken place in the past before any other
happened. It is formed with the past of the verb have (had), plus the past participle of the
main verb.
The past simple to indicate that something had happened before anything else took place
usually accompanies the past perfect. For example:
I had studied some English before I moved to London.
Había estudiado algo de inglés antes de mudarme a Londres.

Past perfect Past simple

In English, the "past perfect" is composed of two parts: the

FORM: past of the verb to have (had) + the "past participle" of the
main verb.

Subject Auxiliary verb Past participle

I, You, He, She, It, We, Studied
Had
They Visited
STRUCTUR
Affirmative
E:
Subject + Verb +
Object
I had visited the Louvre before, so I knew where the Mona Lisa was.
Había visitado el Museo del Louvre antes, así que sabía dónde estaba la Mona Lisa.

They had studied English before they went to London.

Habían estudiado inglés antes de irse a Londres.

Henry changed careers because he had worked as an accountant for many

years and was bored.
Henry cambió de profesión porque había trabajado como contable durante muchos años
y estaba aburrido.

Negative
Subject + had Not+ past
participle + object
I had not visited the Louvre before so I didn’t know where the Mona Lisa
was.
No había visitado el Museo del Louvre antes, así que no sabía dónde estaba la Mona
Lisa.

They had not studied English before they went to London.

No habían estudiado inglés antes de irse a Londres.

Henry changed careers because he had not worked as an accountant for

long.
Henry cambió de profesión a pesar de que no había trabajado como contable durante
mucho tiempo.
 Interrogative
Had + Subject + Past
participle +Object
How did you know where the Mona Lisa was? Had you visited the
Louvre before?
Subject + Do/Does Not+
¿Cómo sabías dónde estaba la Mona Lisa? ¿Habías visitado el Museo del Louvre
antes?)

Object
Had they studied English before they went to London?
¿Habían estudiado inglés antes de irse a Londres?

Had Henry worked as an accountant for long before he changed careers?

¿Henry había trabajado como contable durante mucho tiempo antes de cambiar de
profesión?

USES
We:use the perfect past to refer to an action or event that began in the past and that
precedes another action in the past as well. The action that happened first is in the
past perfect and the one that follows in the simple past.

I had read the book before I saw the movie.

Había leído el libro antes de ver la película.

Donna had just left when you called.

Donna había salido justo cuando llamaste.

Had you ever flown before the trip to France?

Alguna vez habías volado antes del viaje a Francia?
 It is used for actions that occurred before a specific time in the past.

I had already woken up when the alarm clock rang at 7am.

Ya me había despertado cuando sonó el despertador a las 7.

He hadn’t been to France before the trip in 2008.

No había estado en Francia antes del viaje del 2008.

In addition, as in the perfect present, with some verbs, we use the perfect past
for situations that started in the past and followed to a specific point in the past.

She had only owned one car before she bought her new BMW.
Solo había tenido un coche antes de que comprara su nuevo BMW.

I had been depressed for a long time before I changed jobs.

Había estado deprimido durante mucho tiempo antes de que cambiara de
trabajo.

Activity 1: Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb
in parentheses.

1. Alex had not traveled (not/travel) alone before his trip to London.

2. I ___________________ (be) at home all day. I had to get out and go for a walk.

3. She _______________________ (teach) Shakespeare before.

 4. __________ you ____________ (eat) breakfast when you left the house?

5. We ___________________ (not/finish) the document when the computer crashed.

6. We ______________ never __________________ (see) a whale before our trip.

7. She _______________________ (prepare) dinner before leaving for work that day.

8. I __________________________ (not/do) all my homework when I went to class.

9. ______________ you _________________ (meet) her before?

Activity 2: Choose the right answer.

Escoja la respuesta correcta.

1. We ______________ anything all day so we were very hungry.

a. had eaten
b. hadn't eaten
c. hadn't ate

2. They _____________ a lot the days before, so they were ready for the exam.

a. had studied
b. had study
c. hadn't studied

3. __________ you __________ to that restaurant before?

a. Had, go
b. Had, went
c. Had, been
 4. We ___________ never ___________ a volcano before our trip.

a. had, see
b. had, seen
c. hadn't, seen
5. She ______________ up the kitchen by the time we arrived.

a. has cleaned
b. had cleaned
c. hadn't clean

Activity 3: Read the text and answer the questions.

Lea el texto y responda las preguntas.
 1. Answer the following questions. Use the past perfect.
Responda las siguientes preguntas. Usa el pasado perfecto

a. How long had Dane and Emily practiced before the competition?
__________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________

b. Before that night, who had seen Dane and Emily dance?

__________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________

c. What happened after everyone had danced?

__________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________

Activity 4: Turn the following sentences into past perfect.

Convierte las siguientes frases en pasadas perfectas.

1. They had finished (finish) the game before it rained.

2. She _________________________ (save) her money for 2 years before she bought

the car.

3. I ___________________________ (meet) him before he was my boss.

4. Tina said she ___________________________ (find) my purse in her car.

5. She woke up early because she ___________________________ (take) a new job.