Past Perfect
He ate dinner. He did the washing up.
Which did he do first?
He ate dinner. He did the washing up.
Which did he do first?
He ate dinner
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.
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. But that would be boring.
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. But that would be boring. Why not use a past perfect? After he had eaten dinner, he did the washing up.
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
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
Which action happened first? When do we use the past perfect?
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
Which action happened first? When do we use the past perfect? To show which action in the past happened first.
Make sentences in the past perfect to show what happened first or before the pictures
Before
Past
They were happy Why?
Before
They had scored a goal
Past
They were happy Why?
Before
They had scored a goal
Past
They were happy because they had scored a goal
Past Before
The Titanic sank Why?
Past Before
The Titanic sank because it had hit an iceberg
The Titanic sank Why?
Past Before
There was a flood Why?
Past Before
There was a flood because it had rained a lot
There was a flood
Past Before
They passed their exams Why?
Past Before
They passed their exams because they had studied hard
They passed their exams
Past Before
He was hungry
Past Before
He was hungry because he hadn't eaten all day
He was hungry Why?
BEFORE? Past Perfect
Past Simple
路The machine caught the thief because 路The machine caught the thief after 路Before the machine caught the thief, 路After ...
1) The machine caught the thief
BEFORE? Past Perfect
Past Simple
路The machine caught the thief because he had tried to steal some money 路The machine caught the thief after 路Before the machine caught the thief, 路After ...
1) The machine caught the thief
BEFORE? Past Perfect
Past Simple
路The machine caught the thief because he had tried to steal some money 路The machine caught the thief after he had tried to steal some money 路Before the machine caught the thief, 路After ...
1) The machine caught the thief
BEFORE? Past Perfect
Past Simple
路The machine caught the thief because he had tried to steal some money 路The machine caught the thief after he had tried to steal some money 路Before the machine caught the thief, he had tried to steal some money 路After ...
1) The machine caught the thief
BEFORE? Past Perfect
Past Simple
路The machine caught the thief because he had tried to steal some money 路The machine caught the thief after he had tried to steal some money 路Before the machine caught the thief, he had tried to steal some money 路After he had tried to steal some money, the machine caught the thief
1) The machine caught the thief
BEFORE? Past Perfect
Past Simple
路He answered the phone because...
2) He answered the phone...
BEFORE? Past Perfect
Past Simple
路The cat fell asleep because...
3) The cat fell asleep...
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