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Lesson one

Lesson one. Past perfect tense. READ THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES. The bank alarm went off. People began to gather. The bank rubbers went. The police arrived. So, we see that:. The police came after the rubbers. Or: When the police arrived , the rubbers had gone .

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Lesson one

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  1. Lesson one Past perfect tense

  2. READ THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES The bank alarm went off. People began to gather. The bank rubbers went. The police arrived.

  3. So, we see that: The police came after the rubbers. Or: When the police arrived, the rubbers had gone.

  4. Also Read these sentences: It was 7:00 o'clock. I did my homework. It was 10:00 o’clock. I went to sleep.

  5. So, I did my homework then I went to sleep. • I had done my homework before I went to sleep. or: • After I had done my homework, I went to sleep.

  6. Read these sentences, too: Now, I feel well. I caught a cold. I took the medicine.

  7. So, I took the medicine. I felt well. Or: I felt well because I had taken the medicine.

  8. Compare the following sentences again: • When the police arrived, the rubbers had gone. • I had done my homework before I went to sleep. • After I had done my homework, I went to sleep. • I felt well because I had taken the medicine.

  9. What do you get? • In all these sentences two works are done in the past, for example: • “The police came”. “The rubbers went”. But one of them is near to this time and the other is further. It means that: • “When the police came, there weren’t any rubbers”.

  10. Therefore we should say: • When the police arrived the rubber had gone. • After the rubber had gone, the police arrived.

  11. Look at the form of verbs in each sentence: • After the rubbers had gone, the police arrived. • Before I went to sleep, I had done my homework. • Because I had taken the medicine, I felt well.

  12. As you see, the verbs which are further have a different form: Had gone Had done Had + past participle (pp) Had taken This tense is called: Past Perfect

  13. We can conclude that: • After + past perfect, …. simple past • Because + past perfect, .. simple past • When + simple past, … past perfect • Before + simple past, .. past perfect When and just when we are talking about past tense in both sentences.

  14. Fill in the blank: • Before I got to the doctor’s office, he ……… there. (to leave) • After they …………the dinner, I got home. (to serve) • The teacher…………my paper when I had finished the test. (to take) • Frank was angry because he…………his money. (to lose)

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