Street musicians

Objective: To identify different kinds of music using Past Perfect and Past Perfect Continuous.
 Let’s watch a video
a. Watch the video and answer the questions.

1. What is your favorite kind of music?

2. What is your favorite English song?

3. Who is your favorite singer/ band?

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 Let’s watch a video
a. Watch the video and answer the questions.

1. What is your favorite kind of music?

2. What is your favorite English song?

3. Who is your favorite singer/ band?

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Let’s analyze vocabulary about
“Kinds of music”

https://quizlet.com/_brm9nc?x=1qqt&i=49x283
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ACTIVITIES
What had you done before
you made your birthday
THE PAST PERFECT
Go shopping
party? Decorate

I had gone shopping. I had decorated my house.

What about you ?
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Before I made my birthday party ….

I had ………..…………..……………. .
Make cupcakes Clean the house
Your Birthday
I had made cupcakes.
Party I had cleaned my house.
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1. We use PAST PERFECT expresses an action taking place
before a certain time in the past.
2. The auxiliary Had is the past tense form of the auxiliary have.
EVENT B EVENT A
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Simple Past Past Perfect

He got at work by walk. Because he had forgotten his keys

inside the car.
Grammar Structure “PAST PERFECT”

1. You had gone to Cusco. (+)

2. You hadn’t gone to Cusco. (-)

3. Had you gone to Cusco (?)

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What happened?

Example: Jorge, he had planned a trip before he got sick. (plan)

had started Turn off

1. When I arrived at the cinema, the film ______________
2. She _________________
had lived in China before she went to Thailand. Start
3. we __________________
hadn’t eaten dinner, when she went out. Live
4.He ___________________
had listened her somewhere tha song before he came. met
5. She told me she ________________
had studied a lot before the exam. Forget
6. We ______________
had met so we went a restaurant Not eat
7. My sister _________________the
had turned off radio, after she washed the dishes. Not use
8. He ______________
hadn’t used Gmail before, so I showed him how to use it. Listen
9. You __________________for
hadn’t studied the test, so you were very nervous. Not study
10. We were late for the plane because we _______________our
had forgotten passports
Study
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CHRISTMAS
What had you been doing before
you ACTIVITIES
celebrated christmas?

Go shopping THE PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS

Decorate

I had been going shopping.

What about I had been decorating my house.

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you ? 3
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Before I celebrated christmas …….

I had been ______ing ________ .

Buy pig Clean the house

I had been buying pig for dinner.

CHRISTMAS DAY
I had been cleaning my house.
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We use PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS to talk about an activity that was
happening before another activity in the past.
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(Before the event) (Before lunch)

They had been training for the marathon She had been cooking for lunch

for six months. since 11 o’clock.

Grammar Structure “PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS”

1. She had been cooking since 11 o’clock. (+)

2. She hadn’t been cooking since 11 o’clock. (-)

3. Had she been cooking since 11 o’clock ?

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CHRISTMAS DAY

Example:
I though they had been working a lot since they looked really tired. (work)

had been waiting

When the taxi arrived, we ___________________________ for 15 minutes. (wait)
had been raining
It __________________________ for ten minutes when we finally got there. (rain)
had been thinking
We ______________________ about calling again, when it finally arrived. (think)
had been eating
When we got to the party, the people _____________________ for an hour. (eat)
had been waiting
They said they ___________________________ for us. (wait)
had been playing
When we arrived, they ___________________ music for a couple of hours. (play)

Remember the structure:

Subject + had been + verb (ing) + complement
 Speaking time!
What had you been doing?
A: Hello, Sarita ? This is me Patrick.
B: Hi Patrick! It’s nice to know about you.
A: Yes , I am on holidays with my family.
B: Really? What had you been doing ?
A: Well , I had been visiting some places with my
family and I had been planning a Christmas party.
B: Wow, that’s nice!
A: Yes!, I want you to be there!
B: But, I had planed to travel to Acapulco.
A: Come one! Rock and Pop are gonna be played by
the DJs
17 B: My favorite types of music?! OK, count on me!
 References

1. Inglês. (2014, 16 de septiembre). Kinds of music

[Vídeo].https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiF8YlKNx4g

2. QUIZLET: CREA TUS PROPIAS FICHAS EDUCATIVAS. (19 de julio de 2021)

https://iddocente.com/quizlet-crea-fichas-educativas/

3. GoEnglish. (2020, 7 de abril). Past Perfect Tense in English - Simple Explanation!

[Vídeo]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvhb40-Ap94

4. Felices padres e hijos de compras en la galería comercial. (s. f.).

https://es.123rf.com/imagenes-de-archivo/go_shopping.html

5. Imágenes de Party Decoration | Descarga imágenes gratuitas en. (s. f.).

https://unsplash.com/es/s/fotos/party-decoration
 References

6. UMBC News Staff. (9 de febrero de 2022) https://umbc.edu/stories/how-to-make-

a-great-cupcake/

7. 9 Great Gadgets for Cleaning Your House | Men's Journal. (s. f.).
https://www.mensjournal.com/gear/9-best-gadgets-for-cleaning-house/

8. Pin on Healthy Tips+natural health advice. (s. f.).

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/313000242846776929/

9. 4 Mistakes Car Owners Make When Locked Out Of Their Car. (8 de julio de 2022).
https://galmierlocksmiths.com.au/blog/4-mistakes-car-owners-make-when-locked-
out-of-their-car

10. Past perfect continuous in English. (2018, 10 de noviembre). [Vídeo].

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kao1AG8zIwg
 References

11. 8 Tips to Help You Survive Holiday Shopping Madness. (2016, 29 de noviembre).
https://www.thedailymeal.com/holidays/8-tips-help-you-survive-holiday-shopping-
madness

12. Family decorating Christmas tree together. Christmas tree. (2019, 15 de

noviembre). https://photodune.net/item/family-decorating-christmas-tree-together-
christmas-tree/25082460

13. Photos reveal what it’s like to shop at Walmart in China — which is shockingly
different from the US and struggling to compete. (2018, 1 de mayo).
https://www.businessinsider.nl/walmart-in-china-most-popular-international-
supermarket-photos-2018-4?international=true&r=US

14. 9 Great Gadgets for Cleaning Your House | Men's Journal. (s. f.).
https://www.mensjournal.com/gear/9-best-gadgets-for-cleaning-house/
 References

15. Marathon Training Guide - Part 1: Getting Started. (2021, 14 de julio).

https://guides.wiggle.co.uk/marathon-training-guide-part-1-getting-started

16. Stock Photo. (s. f.). https://es.123rf.com/photo_98039214_young-woman-with-

mother-and-daughter-cooking-in-kitchen.html

17. International Conferencing. (s. f.).

https://www.freeconferencecall.com/international-conferencing?locale=es