English Grammar

1. 46) Tempos Verbais: Past Perfect
O Past Perfect (had + particípio passado do verbo
principal) é usado para expressar a primeira de duas
ações ocorridas em ocasiões diferentes, ambas no
passado. Para indicar a que aconteceu antes, usa-se
o verbo no Past Perfect.
Para indicar a ação que ocorreu depois, usa-se o verbo
no Simple Past:
I moved to Manhattan. Several months later I returned
to the house to collect a box of books I had stored
there.
(Eu mudei para Manhattan. Alguns meses depois
voltei à casa para pegar uma caixa de livros que eu
tinha guardado lá.)

2. Complete com o Past Perfect dos verbos entre parênteses.
1.The grandfather was happy and fulfilled. He
___________ to his own son many years ago but it
never gave him the joy he found in reading to his
grandchildren. (to read)
2.The old man was hoping to be invited to read a story.
But it was all over. Times ____________ . (to change)
3.My old farmhouse was in need of reapir, so I
__________ a carpenter to help me restore it. (to hire)

3. Complete com o Past Perfect dos verbos entre
parênteses.
1.The grandfather was happy and fulfilled. He had read to
his own son many years ago but it never gave him the joy
he found in reading to his grandchildren. (to read)
2.The old man was hoping to be invited to read a story. But
it was all over. Times had changed . (to change)
3.My old farmhouse was in need of reapir, so I had hired a
carpenter to help me restore it. (to hire)

4. 4. I asked him about what he ____________ at the tree.
(to do)
5. My eleventh birthday rolled around without
anticipation. I ________________ on my dream for a
horse. (to give up)
6. When we got to the airport I realized I ____________
our passports at home. (to leave)

5. 4. I asked him about what he had done at the tree. (to do)
5. My eleventh birthday rolled around without anticipation. I
had given on my dream for a horse. (to give up)
6. When we got to the airport I realized I had left our
passports at home. (to leave)

6. 4. I asked him about what he had done at the tree. (to do)
5. My eleventh birthday rolled around without anticipation. I
had given on my dream for a horse. (to give up)
6. When we got to the airport I realized I had left our
passports at home. (to leave)