PAST TENSES - czasy przeszłe

PAST PERFECT
Zdanie twierdzące
Osoba Czasownik ‘to have’ w III forma czasownika lub
czasie przeszłym czasownik z końcówką -ed

I Slept
You Brought
He Done
She had Played
It Gone
We Spoken
You Talked
They Been

Zdanie przeczące
Osoba Czasownik ‘to have’ w czasie III forma czasownika lub
przeszłym + przeczenie czasownik z końcówką -ed

I Slept
You Brought
He Had not Done
She = Played
It hadn’t Gone
We Spoken
You Talked
They Been

Pytanie
Czasownik III forma czasownika lub
‘to have’ w Osoba czasownik z końcówką -ed
czasie
przeszłym

What I Slept
Why You Brought
Where
When
Whom
had
He
She
It
Done
Played
Gone
?
How much We Talked
How many You Been
What time They Seen
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PAST TENSES - czasy przeszłe

UŻYCIE:
✶ Czasu tego używany najczęściej w zdaniach z następstwem czasów i mową
zależną, mówiąc o 2 czynnościach przeszłych podkreślamy fakt, że jedna z tych
czynności nastąpiła przed drugą .

Before Miłosz won the Nobel Prize, he had written many books in
Polish and in English.
John realized that he had caused an accident.
I had written this letter before you told me to do it.

Czynność starsza wyrażona jest w Past Perfect, natomiast zdarzenie które nastąpiło
po nim wyrażone jest w Past Simple

✶ Czasu tego używamy również mówiąc o czynności przeszłej która wydarzyła się
przed jakąś przeszłą datą.

By 1999 he had visited Poland three times (Do 1999r on odwiedził

Polskę 3 razy)

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 Past Perfect - ćwiczenia
Past Perfect nazywany jest w języku polskim czasem zaprzeszłym i to określenie całkiem
trafnie oddaje zastosowanie tej konstrukcji gramatycznej. Użyjemy go, aby mówić o
czynności, która wydarzyła się “za przeszłością”, a więc przed innym wydarzeniem lub
punktem w czasie.

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Past Perfect - zdania twierdzące

Przypominamy, zdania twierdzące w czasie Past Perfect tworzymy za pomocą operatora had
i czasownika w trzeciej formie.

Ćwiczenie 1
Uzupełnij poniższe zdania czasownikiem w poprawnej formie.

1. They said they __________________ (invite) Mr Smith four times.

2. If we __________________ (run), I wouldn’t have missed the plane.
3. Mary told us that she __________________ (book) the tickets for everybody.
4. When I got on the bus I realised that I __________________ (leave) my wallet on the
kitchen table.
5. By the 2015 the company __________________ (open) its third production plant.
6. I wasn’t prepared for the meeting because nobody __________________ (inform) me
it was going to take place.
7. Jim was nervous because he __________________ (never be) abroad before.
8. The students got good exam results because they __________________ (study)
hard the whole semester.
9. Before launching the marketing campaign the company __________________ (do) a
market research.
10. I __________________ (reply) to more than 20 emails by noon!

Past Perfect - zdania przeczące

Czy pamiętasz, jak tworzy się zdania przeczące w Past Perfect? Wystarczy dodać not do
operatora had.
 Ćwiczenie 2
Czasowniki w nawiasach wstaw w formie przeczącej.

1. Jessica was upset because she __________________ (not get) a payrise.

2. I __________________ (not finish) the report on time and my boss was angry with
me.
3. The little boy __________________ (not take) his lunch for school and came back
home very hungry.
4. If we __________________(not meet) at that party, we wouldn’t have started doing
business together.
5. It was already 2nd September and they __________________ (not buy) any school
supplies.
6. Mark and Paula __________________ (not know) each other for a long time when
they decided to get married.
7. They __________________ (not repair) the bridge by the end of summer.
8. The parents __________________ (not tell) the children about the surprise that was
waiting for them at home.
9. The manager __________________ (not mention) this issue before.
10. The thief __________________ (not admit) to stealing the car and was sentenced to
5 years in prison.

Past Perfect - pytania

Jak tworzy się pytania w Past Perfect? Oczywiście - przez inwersję!

Ćwiczenie 3
Napisz pytania stosując podane wyrazy.

1. she / finish her homework / before 4 pm?

___________________________________________________________________
2. How long / Betty wait / before she left the shop?
___________________________________________________________________
3. How many pages / you read / before you fell asleep?
___________________________________________________________________
4. Where / your parents live / before they bought a house in our town?
___________________________________________________________________
5. your children / go to sleep / by the time you returned from work?
___________________________________________________________________
6. Whose car / she use / before she bought her own one?
___________________________________________________________________
7. their daughter / finish school / by 2018?
___________________________________________________________________
8. Why / Jim send / so many emails before he left work yesterday?
___________________________________________________________________
 9. you / actually / read the book / before writing the essay?
______________________________________________________________
10. why / you post that stupid picture / before you asked for my opinion?
______________________________________________________________

Ćwiczenie 4
Uzupełnij krótkie odpowiedzi.

1. Had you known about that before our meeting? No, ____________ .
2. Had I made any mistakes before? Yes, ____________ .
3. Had Mrs Brown talked to her lawyer before getting married? No, ____________ .
4. Had the customers waited for over an hour before they were served? Yes,
____________ .
5. Had Alan woken up before the alarm-clock went off? No, ____________ .
6. Had it ever snowed in this region before last year? No, ____________ .
7. Had you and your husband discussed different options before making the final
decision? Yes, ____________ .
8. Had we ever met them before the conference? No, ____________ .
9. Had your friends prepared everything before you arrived? Yes, ____________ .
10. Had you cleaned your room before going to sleep? Yes, ____________ .

Past perfect - ćwiczenia mieszane

Na koniec ćwiczenie z Past Perfect, które sprawdza umiejętność tworzenia wszystkich typów
zdań.

Ćwiczenie 5
Przetłumacz frazy podane w nawiasach na język angielski.

1. ____________________ (nie mieliśmy) much time to prepare before the

presentation.
2. ____________________ (czy Anna poprosiła) for permission before leaving the
class?
3. By the time I arrived ____________________ (film już się zaczął).
4. ____________________ (nie spodziewały się) any reply to their email but they
received it.
5. ____________________ (ile kieliszków wina wypiła Diana) by the end of the party?
6. If ____________________ (nie zareagowalibyśmy) immediately, the consequences
would have been very serious.
7. ____________________ (jak długo pracowałeś) for Mr Brown before you decided to
change jobs?
8. ____________________ (spędziłem) two hours in the broken car before the help
arrived.
9. ____________________ (czy on brał) extra English lesson before moving abroad?
 10. By the time the police arrived, the thief ____________________ (uciekł).

Past Perfect - klucz

6. Whose car had she used before she
Ćwiczenie 1 bought her own one?
1. had invited 7. Had their daughter finished school by
2. had run 2018?
3. had booked 8. Why had Jim sent so many emails
4. had left before he left work yesterday?
5. had opened 9. Had you actually read the book before
6. had informed writing the essay?
7. had never been 10. Why had you posted that stupid
8. had studied picture before you asked for my
9. had one opinion?
10. had replied
Ćwiczenie 4
Ćwiczenie 2 1. No, I hadn’t.
1. hadn’t got 2. Yes, you had.
2. hadn’t finished 3. No, she hadn’t.
3. hadn’t taken 4. Yes, they had.
4. hadn’t met 5. No, he hadn’t
5. hadn’t bought 6. No, it hadn’t.
6. hadn’t known 7. Yes, we had.
7. hadn’t repaired 8. No, you/we hadn’t.
8. hadn’t told 9. Yes, they had.
9. hadn’t mentioned 10. Yes, I had.
10. hadn’t admitted
Ćwiczenie 5
Ćwiczenie 3 1. We hadn’t had
1. Had she finished her homework before 2. Had Anna asked
4 pm? 3. the film had already started
2. How long had Betty waited before she 4. They hadn’t expected
left the shop? 5. How many glasses of wine had Diana
3. How many pages have you read drunk/had
before you fell asleep? 6. we hadn’t reacted
4. Where had your parents lived before 7. How long had you worked
they bought a house in our town? 8. I had spent
5. Had your children gone to sleep by the 9. Had he taken
time you returned from work? 10. had escaped/run away
Past perfect simple
Exercise 2. Complete the sentences with the words in brackets. _________

He couldn't go skiing, because he ..................................... ill the night before. (fall)

................................................ off the lights before you left home? (you - switch)

The plane crashed because the engines ......................................... fire. (catch)

After Sam ........................... the bank, he got into his car. (leave)

When he arrived at the office, everyone ................................. gone. (be)

.................................................. anything to eat before you fed him? (the dog - have)

By the time Joseph returned home Sarah .......................... to get in touch with him several times. (try)

Why .......................................... me before you refused their offer? (you - call)

I was so sad because Jill ................................................... somewhere in Spain. (disappear)

What ................................................... with the computer before you called the technician? (you - do)

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Answer key
Exercise 2

He couldn't go skiing, because it had rained the night before.

Had you switched off the lights before you left home?

The plane crashed because the engines had caught fire.

After Sam had left the bank, he got into his car.

When he arrived at the office, everyone had been gone.

Had the dog had anything to eat before you fed him?

By the time Joseph returned home Sarah had tried to get in touch with him several times.

Why had you called me before you refused their offer?

I was so sad because Jill had disappered somewhere in Spain.

What had you done with the computer before you called the technician?

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Past perfect dialogue
Exercise 5.
Mark is telling his sister Eve about his friend's garden party. Use the words
from the box to complete their dialogue. __________________________

never be eat not buy never meet not eat play not drink not have finish

Eve: Did you enjoy the party?

Mark: Not at all. I ....................................................... to such a party before. It was a disaster.

Eve: A disaster?

Mark: Exactly. When I arrived at the party, they .............................. all the sausages. There
was nothing to eat.

Eve: ............................................ enough sausages for everyone?

Mark: No, they hadn't. The house was full of people I ........................................... before.

Eve: So you were hungry all afternoon.

Mark: I was pretty hungry. I ................................................... anything before I left home.

Eve: Did you dance?

Mark: No, I didn't. There was a DJ at the party, but after he .................................... a couple
of songs, he disappeared.

Eve: What did you do then?

Mark: Fortunately, they ................................... all the wine before I came. I had two or three
glasses of red wine and went home.

Eve: Mark? You told me you ............................... anything to eat. You must have got drunk!

Mark: To tell the truth, when I ....................................... the third glass, I felt a little bit dizzy.
But I am all right now. Am I not?

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Answer key
Exercise 5

I had never been to such a party before.

When I arrived at the party, they had eaten all the sausages.

Hadn't they bought enough sausages for everyone?

The house was full of people I had never met before.

I hadn't eaten anything before I left home.

There was a DJ at the party, but after he had played a couple of songs, he disappeared.

Fortunately, they had not drunk all the wine before I came.

You told me you had not had anything to eat.

To tell the truth, when I had finished the third glass, I felt a little bit dizzy.

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 Past Perfect and Past Simple

Choose the past perfect or the past simple.

1. We had already eaten when John ________________________________

(come) home.
2. Last year Juan ________________________________ (pass) all his exams.
3. When I ________________________________ (get) to the airport, I
discovered I had forgotten my passport.
4. I went to the library, then I ________________________________ (buy) some milk
and went home.
5. I opened my handbag to find that I ________________________________
(forgot) my credit card.
6. When we ________________________________ (arrive) at the station, the train
had already left.
7. We got home to find that someone ________________________________
(break) into the house.
8. I opened the fridge to find someone
______________________________ (eat) all my chocolate.
9. I had known my husband for three years when we
________________________________ (get) married.
10. Julie was very pleased to see that John
________________________________ (clean) the kitchen.
11. It ________________________________ (not / rain) all summer, so the grass was
completely dead.
12. When he ________________________________ (arrive) at the party, Julie had
just left.
13. After arriving home, I realised I ________________________________
(not / buy) any milk.
14. The laundry was wet. It ________________________________ (rain) while I was
out.
15. William felt ill last night because he
________________________________ (eat) too many cakes.
16. Keiko ________________________________ (meet) William last
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 17. First, I tidied the flat, then I ________________________________ (sit) down and
had a cup of coffee.
18. John ________________________________ (play) the piano when he was a child,
but he doesn't play now.
19. When I opened the curtains, the sun was shining but the ground was white. It
________________________________ (snow) during the night.
20. When Julie got home from her holiday, her flat was a mess. John
________________________________ (have) a party.

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 Answers

1. We had already eaten when John came home.

2. Last year Juan passed all his exams.
3. When I got to the airport, I discovered I had forgotten my passport.
4. I went to the library, then I bought some milk and went home.
5. I opened my handbag to find that I had forgotten my credit card.
6. When we arrived at the station, the train had already left.
7. We got home to find that someone had broken into the house.
8. I opened the fridge to find someone had eaten all my chocolate.
9. I had known my husband for three years when we got married.
10. Julie was very pleased to see that John had cleaned the kitchen.
11. It hadn't rained all summer, so the grass was completely dead.
12. When he arrived at the party, Julie had just left.
13. After arriving home, I realised I hadn't bought any milk.
14. The laundry was wet. It had rained while I was out.
15. William felt ill last night because he had eaten too many cakes.
16. Keiko met William last September.
17. First, I tidied the flat, then I sat down and had a cup of coffee.
18. John played the piano when he was a child, but he doesn't play now.
19. When I opened the curtains, the sun was shining but the ground was white. It
had snowed during the night.
20. When Julie got home from her holiday, her flat was a mess. John had had a party.

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