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PAST

PERFECT
TENSE
Prepared by: T. Liazid Imane Level: 2nd Year Bac
STUDY THIS
EXAMPLE
Yesterday, when I
arrived home, I
couldn’t believe my
eyes; someone had
broken into my house.
Yesterday, when I
arrived home
(action 2), I couldn’t
believe my eyes;
someone had
broken into my
house. (action 1)
Past
Perfect Past Present Future
ACTION 1
RULE
OF
Subject + had + past participle PAST
PERFECT
She had revised her lessons. “PAST OF
THE PAST”
USES OF PAST PERFECT TENSE
1.To show that an action happened before another
one in the past
• I had taken a shower before my mom called me.
2. In Reported Speech
• Our teacher told us that she had been a scientific student.
3. In Conditional Type 3
• If I had woken up early, I wouldn’t have missed the bus.
4. To express a Past Wish/Regret
• My friend wishes he had visited his grandma before she
passed away.
REMEMBER:
• Before/When + (Action 2) past simple, (Action 1) Past Perfect.
=> Before/When I arrived home, my mother had prepared dinner.

• After + (Action 1) Past Perfect, (Action 2) Past Simple

=> After my mom had prepared dinner, I arrived home.

• Action 2 Past Simple (Effect) + because + Action 1 Past Perfect (cause)

=> Sanae was happy because she had got good marks.
I had been working at the
company for two years when I
got the promotion. PAST
Subject + had been + verb
(ing) PERFECT
CONTINUOUS
A long action happened in the
past before another one. “LONG PERIOD”
PUT THE VERB IN BRACKETS IN THE
CORRECT FORM
1.She was late for work because she………….. (miss the bus)
2.They talked about the film they………….. (see)
3.She read the letter her husband ……….. (send)
4.Before she came to Morocco, she …………………. (do) a lot of
business in Spain since 2018.
5.The teacher was satisfied with the essay he………….. (write)
6.They ate the chicken their mother……………… (cook)
7.She was tired because she ………………….. (work) for 6 hours.
CORRECTION
1.She was late for work because she had missed the bus.
2.They talked about the film they had seen.
3.She read the letter her husband had sent.
4.Before she came to Morocco, she had been doing a lot of
business in Spain since 2018.
5.The teacher was satisfied with the essay he had written.
6.They ate the chicken their mother had cooked.
7.She was tired because she had been working for 6 hours.
JOIN THESE SENTENCES
•I arrived at school/work. Before that, I ate breakfast.
•I left the house. Before that, I turned off the lights.
•I came to this class. Before that, I didn’t study
English.
•I took a test. Before that, I reviewed all my notes.
•My sister retired. She worked five years in this
company.
CORRECTION
•I had eaten breakfast before I arrived at school.
•I left the house after I had turned off the lights.
•I came to this class because I hadn’t studied English
before.
•I had reviewed all my notes before I took a test.
•My sister had been working for five years in this
company, when she retired.
PRODUCTION:

Before you were born, what had


happened?

=> When I was born, ………………...


THANK
YOU

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