Wednesday, June 05, 2013

Past Perfect Tense

Past Perfect Tense

Forming the Past Perfect Tense

The past perfect consists of two verbs: helping verb (had) and main verb (past participle).
had + past participle = past perfect tense

When to use the Past Perfect?

The past perfect takes place before another past action.
Examples:
Suddenly he remembered where he had hidden the money. (past action – remembered, past perfect – had hidden)
I noticed that he had left his books behind. (past action – noticed, past perfect – had left)
When he reached the bus stop, the bus had already left. (past action – reached, past perfect – had left)

Negatives in the Past Perfect Tense

We form the negative by adding not after the helping verb had.
had + not + past participle

Contraction (or short form): Differences between the present perfect tense, past perfect tense and future perfect tense

Tense
Form
present perfect tense
has/have + past participle
past perfect tense
had + past participle
future perfect tense
will have + past participle
The present perfect tense connects the past with present.
The past perfect tense takes place before another action in the past.
The future perfect tense takes place before another action in the future.

Examples:
Since last Tuesday, I have woken up early. (present past tense)
Before this week, however, I had never woken up so early. (past perfect tense)
By the end of this week I will have woken up early four times. (future perfect tense)
We hadn’t been at the party long when Jack arrived
 Exercise :
Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or past perfect simple).
1.    When he (wake up) , his mother (already / prepare)  breakfast.
2.    We (go)  to London because the Queen (invite)  us for tea.
3.    He (hear)  the news, (go)  to the telephone and (call)  a friend.
4.    When she (start) to learn English, she (already / learn)  French.
5.    Jane (already / type)  ten pages when her computer (crash) .
6.    By the time he (arrive)  at the pub, they (run)  out of beer.
7.    Before that day we (never / think)  of going to Japan.
8.    I (know)  him for a long time before I (meet)  his family.
9.    They (not / know)  where to meet because nobody (tell)  them.
10.  It (be)  cloudy for days before it finally (begin)  to rain.
Answer :
1.    When he woke up, his mother had already prepared breakfast. 
2.    We went to London because the Queen had invited us for tea. 
3.    He heard the news, went to the telephone and called a friend. 
4.    When she startedto learn English, she had already learned French. 
5.    Jane had already typed ten pages when her computer crashed. 
6.    By the time he arrived at the pub, they had run out of beer. 
7.    Before that day we had never thought of going to Japan. 
8.    I had known him for a long time before I met his family. 
9.    They did not know where to meet because nobody had told them. 
10.  It had been cloudy for days before it finally began to rain. 






1. Mary (visit) Bali last year.
        a. visited     c. is visit
        b. visiting    d. Visit
2. Lutfi .... visited many parts of Indonesia before he (come) to Bali.
        a. had                    c. has
        b. is             d. Be
3. Fitri: What (happen) to you? Your hand is bleeding.
        a. have happened            
b. is happened
c. has happened
d. Will be happened
4. I (not eat) yet. I am very hungry
        a. had no eat                  
        b. have not eaten
c. has not eaten
        d.  am not ate
5. He (not sleep) well last night.
        a. do not slept       
b. did not slept
        c. do not sleep      
d. did not sleep
6. What ... you done? You look very tired.
        a.  are                    c. have
        b. had                    d. did
7. Where had you (work) before you started working here?
        a. worked             c. are work
        b. working             d. work
8. I (meet) Mary yesterday afternoon
        a. has met             c. met
        b. am met              d. did met
9. When it rained, John ... just arrived at his home
        a. had                    c. has
        b. do            d. are
10. I have just (arrive)
a. arrived    c. do arrive
b. has arrive  d. is arrived
11. How long ... you worked in this company?
          a. had          c. has
          b. have        d. are
12. I (work) in a bank before I moved to a government sector
a. have work
b. do worked
          c. had worked
          d. has worked
13. Have you (eat)? You look very pale.
          a.eaten        c.has eaten
          b. are ate      d. have ate
14. Rain has caused flood in this city. Many residents ... lost their homes.
          a. are           c. do
          b. have        d. did
15. I (study) hard but I didn’t make good result in the exam.
          a. had study
          b. studied
          c. have studied
          d. had studied
16. You had told me twice before I(understand).
          a. understood
          b. is understood
          c. have understood
          d. had understood
17. I (go) When He arrived at my home.
          a. have gone
          b. am go
          c. had gone
          d. had went
18. I (write) 3 articles when you visited my blog for the first time.
          a. written     c. had written
          b. am write  d. had write
19. The rain ... stopped when I left
          a. had                    c. has
          b. have        d. did
20. 4. He wouldn’t …… hiss notebook, because his bag … full
a. Borrow, was     c. borrow, is
b. Was, bring         d. borrow, were






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