Past Perfect &Past Perfect ContinuousMarch 11, 2016
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ObjectivePractice1.Past perfect2.Past perfect continuous
PAST PERFECT
PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS
50 minutes
CHECK FOR UNDERSTANDING
50 minutes 10 mins
Agenda
PAST PERFECT
DEFINITION: The past perfect expresses the idea that something occurred before another action in the past.
structurehad + past participle-----usually followed by past simple
4 stepsto master the present perfect
1. NormalSTRUCTUREHAD + PAST TENSE VERBEXERCISE A1. When I arrived at the cinema the film had started.2. _____________________EXERCISE B3. She had gone out
2. InterrogativeCreate at least 5 questions based on prompts.
1. The Internet was invented in 1973.
question structure
Had + subject + been + verb + when + a date
Q1. Had the Internet been invented when you were born?
3. NegativeRespond to the previous five historical events with things that had not happened yet.
structure
had not + been + past tense verbhadn’t
1. The Internet hadn’t been invented when I was born.
4. Short● Great for answers to questionsstructureyes or no, + pronoun + had or had not
● Questions:Had the iPhone been invented when you were born?Answer:No, it hadn’t.
● Your turn: Take turns asking each other questions in pairs and answer with short answer.
PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS
● The past perfect continuous indicates a continuous action that was completed at some point in the past
DEFINITION
structurehad + been + verb+ing-----usually followed by the past simple
Exercise A1. NormalA- Put the verbs in brackets into the past perfect continuous. 1. I had lived (live) in Portugal for two years when the revolution broke out.2. Her parents found out that she __________(hide) the truth.
Exercise B
A- Write sentences in the past perfect continuous form. 1. She looked upset. ( her daughter /cry/for hours) Her daughter had been crying for hours.
2. He had a fever. (he/walk/in the rain)________________________________________________________________________
A- Write sentences in the past perfect continuous form.
3. Claire got burnt. (she/use/the oven)________________________________________________________________________4. The firefighters were exhausted. (they/ fight/ that fire/for hours.________________________________________________________________________5. She got the first prize. (she / practise / every day / for weeks)________________________________________________________________________6. Jane was very angry. (she and her boyfriend /quarrel)________________________________________________________________________7. They called the police. (someone / watch / their house).________________________________________________________________________8. We felt distant. ( we / argue / a lot)________________________________________________________________________9. Everybody was afraid. (the wind / blow/ very hard / and the waves were enormous)________________________________________________________________________
interrogative
WRITE 5 questions in the PCC to ask their partner.
Example: Had you been drinking the water in Cartagena when you got sick? (eating, drinking, exercising, etc.)
1.
Negatives
Your partner will ask you their questions. You will respond, preferably in the negative.Example: No I had not been drinking the water in Cartagena when I got sick.1.
Check for understanding
On a fresh ½ sheet of paper write:
1. one question in the past perfect interrogative
2. one sentence in the past perfect continuousInclude the past simple in both answers.
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exam, which will be next Wednesday.
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