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PAST TENSE

PAST TENSE. PAST PERFECT. 3. PAST PERFECT. Form Use. Perfect means “before”, so Past Perfect refers to an action in the past that was completed before another action in the past. The form of Past Perfect is the same for all persons. FORM (Positive).

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PAST TENSE

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  1. PAST TENSE PAST PERFECT

  2. 3 PAST PERFECT • Form • Use

  3. Perfect means “before”, so Past Perfect refers to an action in the past that was completed before another action in the past.

  4. The form of Past Perfect is the same for all persons...

  5. FORM (Positive) • I had seen him before. • She had finished work at 6 o’clock. • They had left school before 5 o’clock.

  6. FORM (Positive) I had seen him before

  7. FORM (Negative) • I hadn’t seen him before. • She hadn’t finished work at 6 o’clock. • They hadn’t left school before 5 o’clock. hadn’t = had not

  8. FORM (Negative) She hadn’t finished her work.

  9. FORM (Question) Whenhad she beenbefore ?

  10. FORM (Short question) Had he already left ? => Yes, he had. => No, he hadn’t.

  11. FORM (Short question) Yes, S + had No, S + hadn’t (had not)

  12. USE The Past Perfect is used to make clear that one action in the past happened before another action in the past.

  13. Ex1: When I got home, I found that someone had broken into my apartment and had stolen my DVD player, so I called the police. PAST X X X NOW | | | My DVD player was stolen I arrived home I called the police Action 1: Someone broke into my apartment and stole my DVD player. Action 2: I got home and called the police.

  14. Ex2: I didn’t want to go to the theatre with my friends because I’d seen the play before. PAST X X NOW | | I saw the play My friends saw the play Action 1: I saw the play Action 2: My friends went to the theatre to see the play.

  15. Notes • Notice the difference between the following • sentences: • When I got to the party, Peter went home. • ( = First, I arrived, then Peter left.) • When I got to the party, Peter had gone home. • ( = First Peter left, then I arrived)

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