Question

Past perfect

Now I'm at school. But before I went to school, I had eaten a bread.

Before I got the bus, I had run to the bus stop

Subj. + Had + Past Participle + Compl.

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PAST PERFECT happens before the SIMPLE PAST. In other words, it's the past of the past.


Join these sentences using the time expression "after":

a. Mary Jane had breakfast, then she went to work.

b. Mary Jane took a bus, then she arrived at work.

c. Mary Jane arrived home. She worked a lot.

d. Mary Jane had dinner, then she had a cup of tea to relax.


Complete using the verbs in the box. Use Past Perfect Tense:

Begin - Leave - forget - ring - study - fly


1. When I got home, Mary __ already __.
2. The flight was wonderful but I was nervous: I __ never __ before
3. By the time I arrived at school, the bell __ already __.
4. When I turned the TV on, the game __ already __.
5. Ellen's plant died because she __ __ to water them.
6. Tom failed his exams because he __ not __ at all.

Answer 1

a. Mary Jane went to work after she had had breakfast.

b. Mary Jane arrived at work after she had taken a bus.

c. Mary Jane arrived home after she had worked a lot.

d. Mary Jane had a cup of tea to relax after she had had dinner.

1. When I got home, Mary had  already left.

2. The flight was wonderful but I was nervous: I had never flown before

3. By the time I arrived at school, the bell had already rung.

4. When I turned the TV on, the game had already begun.

5. Ellen's plant died because she had forgotten to water them.

6. Tom failed his exams because he had not studied at all.