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Past perfect simple Form It is formed with the auxiliary verb "had" + past participle (-ed ending for regular verbs,
e.g. worked, travelled, tried, different forms for irregular verbs, e.g. written, made, sung): Examples: I had done, I
had not done (I hadn't done), Had I done? Had I not done? (Hadn't I done?)
USES EXAMPLES
The doorbell rang at last. I had been in the room since breakfast.
1. We use the past perfect to make it (The bell rang at noon. I came in the morning - before that.)
clear that an action was completed When I arrived there Sarah had already left.
before another action in the past. (I arrived after lunch. Sara went before lunch.)
I was so hungry! I had not eaten anything since the morning.
(It was late at night.)
2. It is used to refer to an activity that In 2005 I had lived in the same place for ten years.
was completed before a point of time in Had you ever travelled by plane before your holiday in Spain?
the past.
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3. with conditional sentences: The past If I had known you were in Frankfurt, I would have called you. (but I
perfect tense is used in unreal or didn't know you were here so I didn't call you!)
hypothetical situations, as in the Si hubiera sabido que estabas en Frankfurt, te hubiera llamado
following sentences:
If I had had enough money, I would have bought you a better
present. (but I didn't have enough money.)
Si hubiera tenido suficiente dinero, te hubiera comprador un regalo
mejor.
Activity 1(Reading): Read the text then answer the questions. Lea el texto, luego responda las preguntas.
The Smith family had never owned a car until they bought their first automobile in 1906. Before they bought it,
they had only used horses and a buggy for transportation. They had never owned anything so expensive before
they bought the car.
The Smith family was very excited about their automobile. The children had never ridden in an automobile before
their parents purchased the car. They had only seen a few automobiles when they went to town for supplies. But
nobody they knew had ever owned an automobile that day. They felt very lucky.
Questions
a) What had the Smith family used for transportation before they bought their first car?
b) Had the children ever ridden in an automobile before their parents purchased the car?
c) When had they seen other automobiles?
d) Had any of their friends ever owned an automobile?
Activity 2(writing): Rewrite the following sentences as negative or positive sentences, Yes/no questions,
WH questions (using the underlined word or phrase) . reescriba las oraciones en forma negativa o afirmativa, preguntas YES/No,
Preguntas WH, usando la palabras subrayada o frase. Como se muestra en el ejemplo.
a) The Smith family had never owned a car until they bought their first automobile in 1906.
b) They have never owned anything so expensive before they bought the car.
c) They have seen a few automobiles when they went to town for supplies.
Activity 3: read the description and write down what is it? Lea las descripciones y diga ¿qué es? Tenga en cuenta
el vocabulario y/o palabras del texto en la actividad 1
Activity 5 (writing and drawing) since you were children mothers have accompanied you in different
situations, and they had done many thing in order to take care, kept safe, help, and protect you now you
must write a paragraph in which you tell some experiences in which Your mother or the person who
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represents her had done something important for you. Make a drawing that represent what you wrote.
Desde que eran niños las madres los han acompañado en diferentes situaciones y han hecho muchas cosas para cuidarlos, mantenerlos
a salvo, ayudarlos y protegerlos, ahora debes escribir un párrafo en el que cuentes alguna experiencias en las que tu madre o la persona
que la representa había hecho algo importante por ti. Haz un dibujo que represente lo que escribiste.
Activity 6: Link the sentences using the connector "because" and the Past Perfect. Una las oraciones usando
el conector “Because” y el pasado perfecto.
Ejemplo: oraciones dadas: The plant died. Peter was sad
Oraciones enlazadas con because y pasado perfecto: Peter was sad because the plant had died.
a) Carla didn't do her work. She was f) Mary saw an accident. She went to the police.
embarrassed. g) Tom didn't buy the tickets. He didn't go to
b) Jane got a mysterious message. She was Italy.
nervous. h) Charles was in the street for four hours. He
c) Gina didn't have breakfast. She was hungry. was cold.
d) It didn't rain for many years. The land was i) David left his wallet. He returned home.
dry. j) Peter sold his house. He went to a hotel.
e) John told her the bad news. She was very
sad.
AUTOEVALUACIÓN/EVALUACIÓN FORMATIVA
Nombre del estudiante Grupo
Responde cada uno de los siguientes ítems a partir de lo realizado hasta ahora en la asignatura de inglés en el
trabajo académico desde casa
AUTOEVALUACIÓN S CS N
COEVALUACIÓN
7 Han realizado búsqueda de información que les permita contar con más
herramientas y recursos de estudio (tanto en internet, como libros, televisión,
compañeros, docentes).
9 Han establecido diálogo con los docentes cuando requiero ayuda sobre las
actividades y tareas.
10 Perciben en el blog institucional, los blogs docentes, los mails y los whatsApp,
canales de comunicación eficientes en este tiempo de trabajo en casa
HETEROEVALUACIÓN
11 Reciben apoyo docente para el desarrollo de las diferentes guías de trabajo en casa
REFERENCIAS BIBLIOGRÁFICAS:https://www.e-grammar.org/download/past-perfect-tense.pdf
www.operacionexito.com
https://www.tesol.org/connect/tesol-resource-center/search-details/lesson-plans/2015/02/20/mr-bean-
sandwich-making-past-perfect