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The Past Perfect

The Past Perfect. The past perfect. What does this expression mean? “That’s perfect!”. זה מושלם!. The past perfect. The past perfect talks about 2 actions that were completed in the past …. (מושלם). The past perfect = TIME MACHINE. The past perfect. The past perfect is used to go

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The Past Perfect

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  1. The Past Perfect

  2. The past perfect What does this expression mean? “That’s perfect!” זה מושלם!

  3. The past perfect The past perfect talks about 2 actions that were completed in the past ….(מושלם)

  4. The past perfect = TIME MACHINE

  5. The past perfect The past perfect is used to go further back in time when we are already talking about the past. It lets us understand that one action happened BEFORE another action…. In the PAST!

  6. The past perfect • When dealing with the past perfect ask yourself……….. WHAT HAPPENED FIRST? Sequence of events!

  7. Sequence of events! Past Perfect Simple Timeline FIRST ACTION SECOND ACTION

  8. Form FIRST ACTION = past perfect form HAD (for all pronouns!) + V3 SECOND ACTION = past simple form V2

  9. Think…What happened first? When she called he had already left his house. FIRST ACTION: SECOND ACTION: he left his house she called

  10. Again…. I ran to the store but it had closed. SECOND ACTION FIRST ACTION past Really far back

  11. Form • The first event always takes the past perfect. • The second event always takes the past simple HAD + V3 V2

  12. Examples: I had never seen such a beautiful beach before I went to Hawaii…. FIRST ACTION: SECOND ACTION: Never seeing a beautiful sunset Going to Hawaii HAD + V3 (seen) V2 (went)

  13. Your turn… I _________ (not have) any money because I _______ (lose) my wallet. didn’t have had lost And because of that I didn’t have any money First, I lost my wallet

  14. Positive sentences I had already done the shopping by the time that she came home. Subject + HAD + V3 I had done

  15. Negative Statements The thief walked into the store because I had notlocked the door. subject + had + not + V3 I had not locked

  16. Y/N Questions Had I locked the door before I left the store? Had + subject + V3 Had I locked

  17. WH Questions What had she done before she got to work? WH word + had + subject+ V3 What had she done

  18. Time Expressions when by the time… Before after Her husband had already made dinner when she came home. By the time he finished his homework she had left for school. They had arrivedbefore we called them. I was tired after I had run a marathon.

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