The Past Perfect Tense.ppt

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I had eaten myI had eaten my

breakfast before Ibreakfast before I

went to schoolwent to school..


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II had eatenhad eatenbreakfastbreakfast

beforebefore

I went to school .I went to school .


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How do we use the Past PerfectHow do we use the Past PerfectTenseTense??

The past perfectThe past perfecttense expressestense expressesaction in theaction in the pastpastbefore another actionbefore another actionin thein the pastpast. This is the. This is the past in thepast in the

pastpast..

EXAMPLE :EXAMPLE :

The train left at 9am. We arrived atThe train left at 9am. We arrived at9.1am. When !e arrived" the train9.1am. When !e arrived" the train hadhadleftleft..


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The Past PerfectThe Past Perfect

The Titanic had receivedmany warnings before ithit the iceberg.

I hadalready eatenwhen my friend stopped by tovisit.

had received

had eaten

it hit

my friend stopped by


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To talk about a past action that ended before another action orTo talk about a past action that ended before another action or

time in the past, we use before and after. We use the simpletime in the past, we use before and after. We use the simple

past too.past too.

The film had started before we arrivedThe film had started before we arrived

We also use the past perfect to show the cause of a past actionWe also use the past perfect to show the cause of a past action

I was tired on Monday because I hadnt slept well the night beforeI was tired on Monday because I hadnt slept well the night before

With time expressions such asWith time expressions such as when, after, before, as soon as,when, after, before, as soon as,

by the time, byby the time, by andand untiluntil

y the time I got home, my mother had already prepared dinnery the time I got home, my mother had already prepared dinner


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Simple Past TenseSimple Past Tense

He came to my house.He came to my house.

Past Perfect TensePast Perfect Tense

Chapter 11

I had already left.I had already left.

He came to my houseHe came to my houseafterafter

II hadhad alreadyalready leftleft..


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Simple Past TenseSimple Past Tense

Past PerfectPast Perfect

Chapter 11

He came to my houseHe came to my house

afterafterI had already left.I had already left.Th

isaction

Thisaction

takesplace

takesplace

fartherback

fartherback

inth

epa

inthepa


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Simple PastSimple Past

TenseTenseHe came to my house.He came to my house.

Past PerfectPast Perfect

Chapter 11

I had already left.I had already left.

He came to my houseHe came to my houseafterafterI had already left.I had already left.


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Look at thisLook at this

exampleexample..

he made a telephone callhe made a telephone call..

After he had takenhis music lesson,


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d Ali done befored Ali done before

he went fishinghe went fishing??

before he went fishingbefore he went fishing..

Ali had repairedhis car


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The key wordsThe key wordsof this tenseof this tense

areare::afterassoon as , Past simple{had+PP}


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The key wordsThe key wordsof this tenseof this tense

areare::beforeBy the time

{past simple}+ Had+PP


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Make similar sentences using afterand before.

Finish ork!atch "#

After I had finishedork , I atched "#

$efore I atched "# , I

had finished my ork.


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Make similar sentences using by the timeand as

soon as%at &reakfast!go to school

$y the time I ent to school,Ihad eaten my &reakfast.

As soon as I had eaten my&reakfast, I ent to school


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Make similar sentences using by the timeand as

soon asPolice arri'e!thief escape

$y the time the police arri'ed,the thief had escaped.

As soon as the thief hadescaped , the police arri'ed.


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So it is correct to saySo it is correct to say::

After he had finished theAfter he had finished the

meeting , he made ameeting , he made a

telephone calltelephone call..

$efore he made a telephone

call , he had finished the

meeting.


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The str#ct#re of the pastThe str#ct#re of the pastperfect tense isperfect tense is!!

subjectsubject auxiliaryauxiliary

verbverb main verbmain verb

++ $$ hadhad finishedfinished m% !or&m% !or&..

++ 'o#'o# hadhad stoppedstopped beforebefore

meme..

-- (he(he hadhad notnot gonegone to schoolto school..

-- WeWe hadhad notnot leftleft..

?? HadHad %o#%o# arrivedarrived((

??

HadHad the%the%

eateneaten dinnerdinner??


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