This document provides a lesson on using the past perfect tense in English. It begins with examples of sentences using the past perfect to describe actions that happened before other past actions. It then explains how the past perfect is formed and some uses involving time expressions like "after" and "before." Several exercises follow for students to practice transforming verbs into the past perfect tense. The lesson concludes by providing a video explanation and exercise for further practice with the past perfect and simple past tenses.

1. Topic: Past perfect
Lesson no 65
First grade
English in Mind 2, 2nd edition, page 97
Expected outcomes: Students will be able
to talk about pat actions which happened
before another past action
Teacher: Jelena Vidović

2. had finished her
work
went to
lunch
PAST
After Sofie had finished her
work, she went to lunch.

3. What happened first?

4. First…

5. Second?

6. Second…

7. had begun
exercising
lost so much
weight
PAST
She lost so much weight because
she had begun exercising.

8. Which happened first?

9. First…

10. Second?

11. Second…

12. had
gone
washed the
floor
PAST
I washed the floor when
the painter had gone.

13. What happened first?

14. First…

15. Second?

16. Second…

17. had played
outside
went
home
PAST
When Julio went home,
his son had played outside.

18. What happened first?

19. First…

20. Second?

21. Second…

22. had cooked
dinner
went
home
PAST
He went home after
his wife had cooked dinner.

23. What happened first?

24. First…

25. Second?

26. Second…

27. Past Perfect Tense
We use past perfect to
describe an action that
happened BEFORE an action
in the simple past.
past
perfect
simple
past
now
✔

28. Past Perfect Tense
Is formed by
HAD/ HADN’T + the past
past participle

29. When we use after and before in
the past, it is often not
necessary to use past perfect
because before and after make
it clear which action happened
first
The party started before I
arrived.

30. We often use already and just
with the past perfect-
they go between had and the
main verb
I didn’t go to the cinema with
them because I’d already seen
the film.

31. After Fred had spent his
holiday in Italy hewanted to
learn Italian.
Past perfect tense

32. Thereporter hadn't told the
cameramanto get ready when
the president walked into the
room.
Past perfect tense

33. Put the verbs into the correct
form (past perfect tense)
1. The storm destroyed the
sandcastle that we
__________(build)

34. Put the verbs into the correct
form (past perfect tense).
2. My brother ate all of the cake
that our mother
(make)

35. Put the verbs into the correct
form (past perfect tense).
3. She (not / ride)
a horse before that day.

36. Put the verbs into the correct
form (past perfect tense).
4. The lights went off because
we (not/pay)
the electricity bill.

37. Put the verbs into the correct
form (past perfect tense).
5. She told me she
(study) a lot
before the exam.

38. Put the verbs into the correct
form (past perfect tense or
simple past).
1. After Fred (spend) his holiday
in Italy he (want) to learn
Italian.

39. Put the verbs into the correct
form (past perfect tense or
simple past).
2. Jill (phone)
before she(leave)
dad at work
for her trip.

40. Put the verbs into the correct
form (past perfect tense or
simple past).
3. Susan (turn on) the radio
after she (wash) the dishes.

41. Put the verbs into the correct
form (past perfect tense or
simple past).
4. When she (arrive) the
match already (start) .

42. Put the verbs into the correct
form (past perfect tense or
simple past).
5. After the man (come) home
he (feed) the cat.

43. Put the verbs into the correct
form (past perfect tense or
simple past).
6. Before he(sing)
he (play)
a
song the
guitar.

44. Put the verbs into the correct
form (past perfect tense or
simple past).
7. She (watch) a video after
the children (go) to bed.

45. Put the verbs into the correct
form (past perfect tense or
simple past).
8. After Eric (make)
he (phone)
breakfast
his friend.

46. Put the verbs into the correct
form (past perfect tense or
simple past).
9. I (be) very tired because
I (study) too much.

47. Put the verbs into the correct
form (past perfect tense or
simple past).
10. When I _______(get) to the
airport I discovered I ______
(forget) my passport.

48. Video explanation:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TrE6VdtgLE
Video exercise:
https://en.islcollective.com/video-lessons/past-
perfect-and-simple-past
Homework- exercises 2a, b, c, d, e, page 97 in
your books