PAST PERFECT TENSE

We use past perfect tense to talk about something that had happened at an earlier time in the
past.

We often use past perfect tense with simple past tense. We often use simple past tense to talk
about action in the past and we use past perfect tense to talk about something before that

The formulas : Time signals :

(+) S + had + verb 3 + time signal. - after

(-) S + had + not + verb 3 + time signal. - before
(?) Had + s + verb 3 + time signal ? - when

Examples :

(+) I had gone to New York when you looked for me.
(-) I hadn’t gone to New York when you looked for me.
(?) Had I gone to New York when you looked for me ? Yes, you had. / No, you hadn’t.

(+) He had done his homework before he went to the mall.

(-) He hadn’t done his homework before he went to the mall.
(?) Had he done his homework before he went to the mall ? Yes, he had. / No, he hadn’t.

COMPLETE THE SENTENCE WITH THE CORRECT FORM OF THE WORD IN THE BRACKET !

1. Emma ___________ (not say) goodbye to him before she _________ (leave) the party.
2. Dante ___________ (not play) football before he ________________ (go) home.
3. They ____________ (sleep) before they _____________ (run) to the gym.
4. You _____________ (sleep) when I _________________ (come) to your house.
5. I ___________ (have) dinner when you ____________ (call) me.

CHANGE THE SENTENCE TO BE POSITIVE, NEGATIVE AND INTEROGATIVE SENTENCE IN

PAST PERFECT TENSE !

1. I ( eat ) a mango before you ( bring ) some apples for me.

(+) ______________________________________________________.
(-) ______________________________________________________.
(?) ______________________________________________________.

2. She ( dance ) with Tony Curtis before she ( dance ) with Julia.

(+) ______________________________________________________.
(-) ______________________________________________________.
(?) ______________________________________________________.

MAKE 5 SENTENCES IN PAST PERFECT (+, -, ?) ON THE BACK SIDE OF YOUR WORKSHEET !