Good Morning

Fatimanians!
 English Subject Prayer
Lord, give me not only a love for learning but also for
reading. As I read, encourage my imagination,
increase my comprehension, teach me valuable lesson
and thrill me with new discoveries. Make me a life
long reader, help me to grow a strong speller and to
understand the logic of English. Make me a
communicator of your grace and mercy to others.
May I see language as a tool to reach for your
kingdom. Amen.
REVIEW
WHAT DID WE DISCUSS LAST
MEETING?
PAST PERFECT
TENSE
 LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Define the function of Past Perfect Tense

• Recognize the formula/pattern used in
constructing past perfect tense sentence
• Create own example of a sentence using Past
Perfect Tense
 PAST PERFECT TENSE

-is a verb tense used to talk about

What is Past actions that were completed before
Perfect Tense? some point in the past.
 PAST PERFECT TENSE

Subject + had + past participle

EXAMPLES:
Silverfinger had taken the pill before the team reached
him.
(First: He took the pill. Next: The team reached him.)
 FORMING THE PAST PERFECT TENSE – REGULAR VERB

Had +Base form of the verb + ed/d

EXAMPLES:
They had played football in that field before it started to
rain.
We _____ (shop) in that shop before we came home.
FORMING PAST PERFECT TENSE – IRREGULAR VERB

Had + Past participle form of the irregular verb

EXAMPLES:
I came here after you had left.
I ______ (write) articles on various topics before he
came.
 AFFIRMATION
• I had practiced the songs before the program started.
• I had listened to melodious songs before I started the work.
• He ____ (travel) around the world before he came to
Bangladesh.
• They _______(play) hockey in that field before it started
to rain.
 NEGATIVE SENTENCE

Had + not + past participle of the verb

EXAMPLES:
I had not called the police before I investigated the noise in the garden.
The weather changed, and the team had not planned its next move.
 NEGATIVE SENTENCE

• Nick had not attended our meeting, so we discussed

everything without him.
• I ____(not read)the play before I went to the theater
to see it.
• They were so excited. They ___ (not dance) together
since 2014.
 YES/NO QUESTION

Had + subject + past participle

EXAMPLES:

Had you cleaned up the mess by the time they came home?
Had Adam ever spoken to the CEO before he was fired?
 USE OF PAST
PERFECT TENSE
 To show that an action happened before something else in the past

• She stayed up all night because she had received bad news.
• They lost many of the games because they had not practiced
enough.
• Anthony had met Ryan before you introduced him to us at the
party.
• You had studied Italian before you moved to Rome.
 To show that an action happened before a specific time in the past

• She had established her company before 2008.

• He had never played football until last week.
• They had gotten engaged before last year.
• I had fallen asleep before eight o'clock.
 To show dissatisfaction with the past.

• We wished we had purchased the winning ticket.

• I wished I had told the truth.
• She wished she had seen her friend.
• The boy wished he had asked another question.
 Essential Questions
1. Why do we need to know what are past
tenses?

2. Give an example scenario wherein you

were able to apply your knowledge about
past tenses.
 Values Integration

How did this lesson help you to be

more Efficient, Effective, and
Ethical with your own
reading/writing?
 Any
Questions?
Quiz: Rewrite the correct form of
the verb
1. My family _________ (finish) their salad when the steaks
arrived.
2. We ________________ (practice) math before I started
school.
3. The cat _______________ (go) into my bedroom while we
ate dinner.
4. My friends ________________ (watch) the movie before I
arrived.
5. My parents ________________ (want) to take everyone out
to celebrate their anniversary.
Quiz

6. The baseball team ________________ (play) well

for the entire tournament.
7. Our art teacher ________________ (paint) a
beautiful landscape before the rain started
8. We ________________ (eat) turkey, mashed
potatoes, and gravy before dessert arrived.
9. He couldn't go skiing, because he ______________
ill the night before. (fall)
Quiz

10. After Sam ________________ the bank, he got

into his car. (leave)
11. When he arrived at the office, everyone
________________ gone. (be)
12. By the time Joseph returned home Sarah
________________ to get in touch with him several
times. (try)
Quiz

13. I was so sad because Jill ________________

somewhere in Spain. (disappear)
14. The plane crashed because the engines
________________ fire. (catch)
15. ________________ off the lights before you left
home? (you - switch)
 Closing Prayer
O Most Holy Virgin Mary, Queen of the Most Holy
Rosary, you were pleased to appear to the children of
Fatima and reveal a glorious message. We implore
you, inspire in our hearts a fervent love for the
recitation of the Rosary. By meditating on the
mysteries of the redemption that are recalled therein,
may we obtain the graces and virtues that we ask,
through the merits of Jesus Christ, our Lord and
Redeemer. Amen.