The document discusses the past perfect tense, which is used to talk about actions that were completed before something else in the past happened. It provides examples of sentences using the past perfect tense, such as "The storm had destroyed the sandcastle that we had built" and "When she went out to play, she had already done her homework." The past perfect tense involves using "had" plus the past participle of the main verb to talk about the earlier prior action. It gives 10 examples demonstrating the proper formation and use of the past perfect tense.
The document discusses the past perfect tense, which is used to talk about actions that were completed before something else in the past happened. It provides examples of sentences using the past perfect tense, such as "The storm had destroyed the sandcastle that we had built" and "When she went out to play, she had already done her homework." The past perfect tense involves using "had" plus the past participle of the main verb to talk about the earlier prior action. It gives 10 examples demonstrating the proper formation and use of the past perfect tense.
The document discusses the past perfect tense, which is used to talk about actions that were completed before something else in the past happened. It provides examples of sentences using the past perfect tense, such as "The storm had destroyed the sandcastle that we had built" and "When she went out to play, she had already done her homework." The past perfect tense involves using "had" plus the past participle of the main verb to talk about the earlier prior action. It gives 10 examples demonstrating the proper formation and use of the past perfect tense.
1. The storm _____________(destroy) the sandcastle that we___________ (build)
2. He ___________ (not / be) Cape Town before 1997. 3. When she ___________(go) out to play, she ___________ (do / already) her homework. 4. My brother ___________(eat) all of the cake that our mum ___________ (make). 5. The doctor ___________(take off) the plaster that he ___________ (put on) six weeks before. 6. The waiter ___________(bring) a drink that I___________ (not / order) . 7. I ___________(can not) remember the poem we ___________ (learn) the week before. 8. The children ___________(collect) the chestnuts that ___________ (fall) from the tree. 9. ___________ (he / phone) Angie before he ___________(go) to see her in London? 10. She ___________ (not / ride) a horse before that day.
1. They __________(spend) their honeymoon in Paris where
they__________ (meet) two years before. 2. When Alice __________ (do) the shopping, she __________(pick) her children up from school. 3. He __________(show) us the place where he __________ (hurt) his leg. 4. I __________ (look) at the photos that he __________ (send) . 5. Yesterday I __________ (read) an interesting article which my teacher __________ (recommend) to me.
1. I_________ (not / touch) a snake before that day.
2. Andy _________(won) the match although he _________ (not / play) squash before. 3. When I _________(leave) the house, I _________ (not / have) breakfast yet. PAST PERFECT TENSE
4. Jim _________(crash) into another car because he_________ (not / realise) the
red traffic light. 5. I _________(work) on Saturday, so I _________ (not / go) to the party the day before.