Past Perfect examples

Past perfect examples

1. PAST PERFECT TENSE
He ate dinner. He did the washing up.
Which did he do first?
He ate dinner
You could say
he ate dinner then he did the washing up.
Why not use a past perfect?
After he had eaten dinner, he did the washing up.

2. Which action happened first?
He had read the book so he knew the answers
He was tired because he had worked very hard
They were happy after they had finished the job
He was hungry because he hadn't eaten

3. Make sentences in the past perfect to show
what happened first or before the pictures

4. Before
They were happy
Why?
Past

5. Before
They were happy
Why?
They had scored a goal
Past

6. Before
They were happy because
they had scored a goal
They had scored a goal
Past

7. Before
The Titanic sank
Why?
Past

8. Before
The Titanic sank
Why?
The Titanic sank because
it had hit an iceberg
Past

9. Before
Past
There was a flood
Why?

10. Before
Past
There was a flood
There was a flood
because it had rained
a lot

11. Before
Past
They passed their exams
Why?

12. Before
Past
They passed their exams
They passed their exams
because they had studied hard

13. Before
Past
He was hungry

14. Before
Past
He was hungry
Why?He was hungry because
he hadn't eaten all day

15. Past Simple
BEFORE?
Past Perfect
1) The machine caught the thief
·The machine caught the thief
because
·The machine caught the thief
after
·Before the machine caught
the thief,
·After ...

16. Past Simple
BEFORE?
Past Perfect
1) The machine caught the thief
·The machine caught the thief
because he had tried to steal
some money
·The machine caught the thief
after
·Before the machine caught
the thief,
·After ...

17. Past Simple
BEFORE?
Past Perfect
1) The machine caught the thief
·The machine caught the thief
because he had tried to steal
some money
·The machine caught the thief
after he had tried to steal
some money
·Before the machine caught
the thief,
·After ...

18. Past Simple
BEFORE?
Past Perfect
1) The machine caught the thief
·The machine caught the thief
because he had tried to steal
some money
·The machine caught the thief
after he had tried to steal
some money
·Before the machine caught
the thief, he had tried to steal
some money
·After ...

19. Past Simple
BEFORE?
Past Perfect
1) The machine caught the thief
·The machine caught the thief
because he had tried to steal
some money
·The machine caught the thief
after he had tried to steal
some money
·Before the machine caught
the thief, he had tried to steal
some money
·After he had tried to steal
some money, the machine caught
the thief

20. Make sentences. Use WHEN
I didn't eat anything. I arrived at the restaurant.
I bought the tickets. I told my friends
I finished studying. I went shopping
The film started. I arrived at the cinema.
I hadn’t eaten anything when I arrived at the restaurant
I told my friends when I had bought the tickets
When I finished studying, I went shopping
When I arrived at the cinema, the film had started