Teacher: Carlos Omar Coronado Ituarte

Sixto Alejandro Mora Bretado 17070348

Alejandra Teresa Barragán Vitela 17070181
Jesús Armando García Hernández 17070215
Ana Isabel Jiménez Lucio 17070152
Lucia Arlette Ramos Rodríguez 17070186
7°A T.M.
PAST PERFECT
oIs a verb tense which is used to show that an action took place
once or many times before another point in the past.

oIs formed using had + past participle

EXAMPLES:
•After Stephanie had finished her work, she went to lunch.

•My friends hadn´t ever gone to France.

•Had you cleaned up the mess by the time they came home?
USE 1 COMPLETED ACTION BEFORE SOMETHING
IN THE PAST
o The past perfect expresses the idea that something ocurred
before another action in the past.
o It can also show that something happened before a specific time
in the past.

KRISTINE HAD NEVER BEEN TO AN

OPERA BEFORE LAST NIGHT.
OTHER EXAMPLES
I HAD MET HIM BEFORE YOU INTRODUCED US.

YOU HAD STUDIED GERMAN BEFORE YOU MOVED TO GERMANY.

SHE ONLY UNDESTOOD THE MOVIE BECAUSE SHE HAD READ THE BOOK.

TONY KNEW ISTANBUL SO WELL BECAUSE SHE HAD VISITED THE CITY
SEVERAL TIMES.

HAD SUSAN EVER STUDIED THAI BEFORE SHE MOVED TO THAILAND?

USE 2 DURATION BEFORE SOMETHING IN THE
PAST (NON-CONTINUOUS VERBS)
oWith non-continuous verbs and some non-continuous uses of mixed
verbs, we use the past perfect to show that something started in the past
and continued up until another action in the past.

•We had had that car for ten years before it broke drown.
•By the time, Alex finished his studies, he had been in London for over eight years.
•They felt bad about selling the house because they had owned it for more than forty
years.
SPECIFIC TIMES WITH THE PAST PERFECT
Unlike with the present perfect, it is posible to use specific time
words or phrases with the past perfect. Although this is posible, it is
usually not necesary.

SHE HAD VISITED HER JAPANESE RELATIVES ONCE IN 1993

BEFORE SHE MOVED IN WITH THEM IN 1996.
MOREOVER
oThe simple past can be used instead of the perfect past when
used “before” or “after”. The words “before” and “after” really
tell you what happens first.

Examples:
•She had visited her Japanese relatives once in 1993 before she
moved in with them in 1996.
•She visited her Japanese relatives once in 1993 before she moved
in with them in 1996.
HOWEVER
oIf the past perfect is used when it does not refer to an action at a
specific time.
oIt refers to a lack of experience in the place of an action at a
specific time.

Examples:
•She never saw a bear before she moved to Alaska. Not correct
•She had never seen a bear before she moved to Alaska. Correct
ADVERB PLACEMENT
oThe examples below show the placement for grammas adverbs
such as: always, only, never, ever, still, just, etc.

•You had previously studied English before you moved to New

York.
•Had you previously studied English before you moved to New
York?
ACTIVE/PASSIVE
oActive
George had repaired many cars before he received his mechanic's
license.
oPassive
Many cars had been repaired by George before he received his
mechanic's license.
ACTIVITY TIME
o Brian
_________(know) many people at the club because he
___________( be) there many times.
o Chris ___________(own) that car for 5 years before he
_________(sell) it.
o We __________(get) into the restaurant only because we
__________(reserve) our places.
o After Loren_________ (turn on) the alarm, she _______(look) the door.
o The concert ______ already ______(begin) when we _______(enter)
the stadium.
ACTIVITY TIME
o Billy _________(smoke) for years before he finally
________(quit).
o How many fish _______ the boys ________ (chatch) by the time
it started raining?
o You _______(forbid) them to go to the beach, hadn´t you?
o The girls ________(not exercised) in weeks? That´s why they
________ (hurt) so much afterwards.
o Sam _______(not have) time to explain her side of the story.
ACTIVITY TIME
o She ______ never (see) such a beautiful beach before she
______(go) to Kauai.
o ______ you ever _____ (visit) the United Kingdom before your
trip in 2013?
o They ________ (not tell) him the truth when he _______ (ask)
them.
o Rachel _________ (not lose) hope and in the end she _______
(pass) the exam.
o We _________ (not study) anything since the last week.