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PAST PERFECT The past perfect is used to sequence events in the past to
show which event happened first.
The past perfect refers to a time earlier than before now. Compare
It is used to make it clear that one event happened be-
fore another in the past. It does not matter which event The music started when Past simple + past simple: the
is mentioned first - the tense makes it clear which one the curtains opened. music started at the same
time as the curtains opened.
happened first.
The music had (already) Past perfect + past simple: the
In these examples, Event A is the event that happened started when the curtains music started and then the
opened. curtains opened.
first and Event B is the second or more recent event:

The past simple often suggests a stronger connection be-

Event A Event B
tween the time of the two events.
John had gone out when I arrived in the office.
Compare
Event A Event B
I had saved my document before the computer crashed. When she came through the Past simple + past simple:
Event B Event A door, everyone shouted, this sentence shows that
‘Surprise! Happy Birthday!’. as she came through the
When they arrived we had already started
door, everyone immediately
cooking.
shouted ‘Surprise!’.
Event B Event A
When she had read all the Past perfect + past simple:
He was very tired because he hadn't slept well. greetings cards, she made a this sentence emphasises
short thank–you speech. that she had finished reading
Forming the past perfect the cards before she made
The Past Perfect tense in English is composed of two her speech.
parts: had + the past participle of the main verb.

Subject had past participle Exercises

Affirmative
Text 1
She had given The Smith family had never owned a car until they bought
Negative their first automobile in 1906. Before they bought it, they
She hadn't asked. had only used horses and a buggy for transportation.
Interrogative They had never owned anything so expensive before
they bought the car.
Had they arrived?
The Smith family was very excited about their automo -
Interrogative Negative
bile. The children had never ridden in an automobile
Hadn't you finished? before their parents purchased the car. They had only
seen a few automobiles when they went to town for
PAST PERFECT + JUST supplies. But nobody they knew had ever owned an
‘Just’ is used with the past perfect to refer to an event that automobile before that day. They felt very lucky.
was only a short time earlier than before now, e.g.
• The train had just left when I arrived at the station. 1. What had the Smith family used for transportation before
• She had just left the room when the police arrived. they bought their first car?
• I had just put the washing out when it started to rain.
A) an automobile
B) a mean of transportation
Past perfect or past simple?
C) an expensive car
Past perfect: I had seen
D) horses and a buggy
Past simple: I saw
E) a bus

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2. Had the children ever ridden in an automobile before Luxembourg Gardens were just a few of the places I
their parents purchased the car? saw. Before I visited Paris, I had only seen those places
on television.
A) No, they hadn`t.
B) Yes, they had. 6. How long had I saved money before I booked my trip
C) Yes, they had ridden horses to Paris in 2012?
D) No, they went by bus to school
E) It doesn’t mention it A) for 2 years
B) for 5 years
3. When had they seen other automobiles? C) for a month
D) since 2012
A) When they went to town for supplies E) for many days
B) There aren`t any other automobiles
C) There only were horses and buggies 7. How many years had I studied French before I visited
D) When they went to another country Paris?
E) When they went with children
A) 2 years
4. Had any of their friends ever owned an automobile? B) 10 years
C) 5 years
A) Yes, everybody had a car D) 6 years
B) Yes, they had. E) 7 years
C) No, they hadn`t.
D) It doesn’t mention it 8. What are some places I had toured before I left Paris?
E) Yes, but only old cars
A) The Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame and Luxembourg Gar-
5. What does supplies mean in the text? dens.
B) All the places I had seen on television
A) provisions C) Paris
B) buggies D) beautiful sights
C) horses E) United States
D) cars
E) automobiles 9. Before I visited Paris, where had I seen those Places?

Text 2 A) In the United States

I had never seen such beautiful sights before I visited B) In Luxembourg
Paris in 2012. I had saved money for 5 years before I C) In Paris
booked my trip to Paris. I was very excited! Before my D) In France
trip to Paris, I had never been out of the United States. E) On television
When I went to Paris, I spend many days touring the
10. Which is the synonym of “touring”?
city. The city was big. Sometimes I got lost and asked
for directions. I asked for directions in French. That was
A) excited
easy because I had studied French for 2 years before I
B) directions
visited Paris.
C) sightseeing
By the time I left Paris, I had toured many beautiful
D) easy
places. The Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame Cathedral, and
E) just

KEYS
1- D 2- A 3- A 4- C 5- A
6- B 7- A 8- A 9- E 10 - C