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Past Perfect Simple - Free Off2Class ESL Lesson Download

This lesson plan is an introductory lesson plan to the past perfect tense. In it, teachers will find clear explanations and plenty of opportunities for students to practice. Teachers can expect gap fill, sentence matching, and sentence starter exercises. The lesson begins with simple explanations of the tense and gets progressively more challenging, allowing students to really test their understanding. <br><br>If you want additional lesson plans and support, including teachers' notes, be sure to register for a free Off2Class account.

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Past Perfect Simple - Free Off2Class ESL Lesson Download

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  1. VS6.1 – Past perfect simple Off2Class Lesson Plan Lesson 1/2 ESL Lesson Plan © 2014-2021 Global Online Language Services Inc.

  2. Thank you for downloading your FREE Off2Class lesson plan! This teacher-led lesson plan is designed using the communicative approach - perfect for teaching students online or in any screen-enabled classroom. To access the Teacher Notes and Answer Key, or to assign homework, click here to set up your FREE Off2class account. Don’t forget to join the discussion on Facebook to get access to other great tools for online ESL instruction. © 2014-2021 Global Online Language Services Inc.

  3. What happened in these pictures? now 10:30pm 11pm 9pm © 2014-2021 Global Online Language Services Inc.

  4. When Dean arrived at the party, Sonia had gone home. 9pm 11pm Sonia arrived at the party at 9pm. Dean arrived at 11pm. 10:30pm She went home at 10:30pm. © 2014-2021 Global Online Language Services Inc.

  5. Look at the example below now 2 1 7 pm 7:15 pm Last night we went to the cinema. When we arrived at the cinema, the film had started. The film started at 7pm. We arrived at 7:15pm. © 2014-2021 Global Online Language Services Inc.

  6. The past perfect simple Often we talk about things that happened in the past: now 1 4 2 3 Someone broke into our house. We went on a holiday. We arrived home. We discovered that someone had broken into our house. © 2014-2021 Global Online Language Services Inc.

  7. One event happened before another event now 1 2 3 Someone broke into our house. We arrived home. We discovered that someone had broken into our house. Here, we use the past perfect to show that the first event finished before the second event happened. © 2014-2021 Global Online Language Services Inc.

  8. Read carefully… Look at the three events. All three events happened in the past. Which event happened first? Second? Third? On Thursday, I left home at 7pm. A B I arrived at the airport at 8pm. C My plane left at 7:30pm! © 2014-2021 Global Online Language Services Inc.

  9. Talking about events in the past now 1 2 3 I left home at 7pm. My plane left at 7:30pm. I arrived at the airport at 8pm. When I arrived at the airport, my plane had left. © 2014-2021 Global Online Language Services Inc.

  10. Look at these examples now now Taylor arrived at the restaurant early. She ordered a pizza. I arrived late. It We played outside. stopped raining. It had stopped raining so we played outside. When I arrived at the restaurant, Taylor had ordered a pizza. © 2014-2021 Global Online Language Services Inc.

  11. Make it clear! We use the past perfect to make the meaning clear. now now Taylor ordered a pizza. I arrived at the restaurant. I arrived at the restaurant. Taylor ordered a pizza. When I arrived at the restaurant, Taylor had ordered a pizza. When I arrived at the restaurant, Taylor ordered a pizza. © 2014-2021 Global Online Language Services Inc.

  12. The past perfect simple subject verb 3 had subject had verb 3 I slept you spoken he worked she had gone it snowed we hidden they looked © 2014-2021 Global Online Language Services Inc.

  13. Use had + verb3 below 1. The student was very happy because he _____ his college entrance exam. play start pass fly 2. I arrived late at the office yesterday and the meeting _____. 3. Charles’ mother was not happy because he _____ computer games all weekend. 4. Desmond was not nervous because he _____ many times. © 2014-2021 Global Online Language Services Inc.

  14. Use the past perfect simple below 5. Robert __________ to the supermarket, so when his friends knocked on the door, no-one answered. 6. Derek said that he _________ the report on his boss’s desk, but his boss didn’t believe him. 7. Joan __________ all over the world, but this was her first visit to South America. 8. Alanna __________ excited about the party all week, so she was very disappointed when it was cancelled. be put go travel © 2014-2021 Global Online Language Services Inc.

  15. Make sentences 9. You visited your grandparents but they were not home. 10. Samuel came late to the office. (the meeting / start) (they / go / out) © 2014-2021 Global Online Language Services Inc.

  16. Make sentences 11. You went to New York for the first time in 15 years. 12. Alice didn’t come to the cinema with us last night. (it / change / a lot) (she / organise / something else) © 2014-2021 Global Online Language Services Inc.

  17. Which event happened first? Which happened second? 13.John was happy because he had won the tennis match. 14.I checked the back door but someone had already locked it. John won the tennis match. __________. i i __________. He was happy. ii ii © 2014-2021 Global Online Language Services Inc.

  18. Which event happened first? Which happened second? 15.Ella had broken her arm so she was in the hospital for a week. 16.He went home when he had completed all his work. __________. __________. i i __________. __________. ii ii © 2014-2021 Global Online Language Services Inc.

  19. Which event happened first? Which happened second? 17.Elena and Christina arrived at the theatre but the theater had cancelled the play. __________. 18.I looked for you everywhere but you had left the office. __________. i i __________. __________. ii ii © 2014-2021 Global Online Language Services Inc.

  20. Which event happened first? Which happened second? 19.Someone had called me but I didn’t answer the phone. 20.Melis had knocked on the door but no-one answered. __________. __________. i i __________. __________. ii ii © 2014-2021 Global Online Language Services Inc.

  21. Use the past perfect Read each situation. Which happened first? Link the events with because and the past perfect simple. 21.Somebody broke into our house. We called the police. We called the police because somebody had broken into our house. 22.I was in a car accident. I stayed in the hospital. 23.I failed my entrance exam. I could not go to university. 24.Henry didn’t do his homework. Henry’s mom was really angry. © 2014-2021 Global Online Language Services Inc.

  22. Use the past perfect Read each situation. Which happened first? Link the events with because and the past perfect simple. 25.It was good to see my friend yesterday. I did not see her for five years. 26. A car broke down on the highway. I stopped to help. 27. We arrived late at the station. We got stuck in traffic. 28.James couldn’t get into his house. He left his house keys at the office. © 2014-2021 Global Online Language Services Inc.

  23. Make logical sentences James was excited about his trip… …because she had never played before. …because they hadn’t cleaned it in weeks. Helen didn’t play tennis well… …because she hadn’t finished reading the book. Ben was hungry all day… …because he hadn’t eaten anything. The house was dirty… Felicia couldn’t write her book report… …because he hadn’t been to Mexico before. © 2014-2021 Global Online Language Services Inc.

  24. The past perfect simple (negative form) subject verb 3 hadn’t subject hadn’t verb 3 I known you lived he stopped she hadn’t done it rained we eaten they spent © 2014-2021 Global Online Language Services Inc.

  25. Use the past perfect simple negative 29. Terry didn’t pass his final exam because ____ at all. he / study 30. ____ John in ten years so at first I didn’t recognise him when I saw him in the street. I / see 31. The flowers and plants were dead because ____ the garden in a long time. Sally / water 32. ____ in months so the ground was very dry. it / rain © 2014-2021 Global Online Language Services Inc.

  26. Which is correct? 33.The man sitting next to me was quite nervous because he had flown/hadn’t flown before. 34.I was angry with you because you had bothered/hadn’t bothered to call me! 35. Graham received a prize from his school because he had come/hasn’t come top of his class. 36.She had decided/hadn’t decided what to buy for her sister’s birthday and now she still doesn’t have a present. © 2014-2021 Global Online Language Services Inc.

  27. Events on a timeline… now before 11 am 11 am I wasn’t hungry at 11am because I had already eaten. © 2014-2021 Global Online Language Services Inc.

  28. Can you make a sentence? A B now now Jon did not finish his book. David left home. I knocked on David’s door but he did not answer it. Jon could not complete his book report for school. © 2014-2021 Global Online Language Services Inc.

  29. Can you make a sentence? A B now now I forgot to bring the keys to the office. Someone called my name. I turned around. I couldn’t open the office door. © 2014-2021 Global Online Language Services Inc.

  30. Can you make a sentence? A B now now Riley had a fight with her best friend. It rained all afternoon. The children couldn’t play outside. Riley felt sad. © 2014-2021 Global Online Language Services Inc.

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