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An action happening before a point of time in the pastpastis used in The Past Perfect Tense.The Past Perfect Tense.. EXERCISE 2: While George was reading in bed, two thieves had climbed

CLASS: 10C3 School Year: 2010 _ 2011

An action happening before a point of time in the pastpast

is used in The Past Perfect Tense.The Past Perfect Tense

A point of time in the pastpast

Present

EX: I had seen this film before 1975.

1975

had seen

The first action:

The second action:

Present

EX: I had finished my homework when my father returned home from work.

returned

had finished

Simple Past

Past Perfect Tense

TIME INDICATORS:

1 when 4 no sooner than

2 after 5 hardly when

3 before 6 scarcely when

EX: The pedestrians had taken the injured to hospital when the ambulance arrived

(or)

When the ambulance arrived, the pedestrians had taken the injured to

hospital

EX: He arrived at the station after the train had left.

(or)

After the train had left, he arrived at the station

… simple past + after after + past perfect …

EX: I had bought a new car before I sold my old one

(or)

Before I sold my old one, I had bought a new car

… past perfect + before before + simple past …

… had + no sooner + V3/ed … + than + S + V2/ed …

… had + + V3/ed … + when + S + V2/ed …

hardly

scarcely

EX: They had no sooner returned home than it began to rain heavily (or)

No sooner had they returned home than it began to rain heavily.

EX: She had hardly / scarcely eaten dinner when the fire alarm went off (or)

Hardly / Scarcely had she eaten dinner when the fire alarm went off

It was the most interesting film I had ever seen.

Look at the sentences below:

That was the highest mountain we had ever climbed

Those were the best books I had ever read

S + was / were + superlative + S + had + ever + V3/ed

He was the most boring teacher we had ever learnt with

the + adj + est the most + adj the best, the worst, the least,……

1 Why did Tom’s mother get angry with him?

Because he (break) her favourite vase

2 When did you watch TV last night?

When I (do) all my homework

3 Did you first see them at my last birthday party?

No, I (meet) them before

4 Why did she return home?

She suddenly remembered she (not turn off) the gas stove

5 How did they like our city?

They said it was the loveliest city they ever (see)

6 It rained yesterday after it (be) dry for months

7 By the time he arrived, all his classmates (leave)

8 We didn’t have their new phone number because they (move) to the South

9 When they met again, they (not see) each other for 10 years

10 When I came, the room was in a terrible mess because someone (break in)

EXERCISE 1:

1 We just (finish) dinner when they (come).

2 He seldom (travel) by bicycle before he (go) to Vietnam

3 Ann (go) to get the carpet for the room but someone already (take) it

4 You (manage) to see to Director, or he (go) out by the time you (get) there?

5 He just (get) home when you (phone) He (be) in New York

EXERCISE 2:

While George was reading in bed, two thieves had climbed into his kitchen When they had entered the house, they went into the dining room It was very dark, so they had turned on a torch Suddenly, they heard a voice behind them

“What’s up? What’s up?” a voice had called out The thieves dropped the torch and ran away as quickly as they could

George had heard the noise and came downstairs quickly He turned on the light but he couldn’t see anybody The thieves already went But George’s

parrot, Henry, was still there

“What’s up?” he called

“Nothing, Henry,” George said and smiled “Go back to sleep.”

While George was reading in bed, two thieves climbed into his kitchen When they had entered the house, they went into the dining room It was very dark, so they

turned on a torch Suddenly, they heard a voice behind them.

“What’s up? What’s up?” a voice called out The thieves dropped the torch and ran

away as quickly as they could.

George heard the noise and came downstairs quickly He turned on the light but he couldn’t see anybody The thieves

had already gone But George’s parrot, Henry, was still there.

“What’s up?” he called.

“Nothing, Henry,” George said and smiled

“Go back to sleep.”

CORRECTION:

While George was reading in bed, two

thieves had climbed into his kitchen When

they had entered the house, they went into

the dining room It was very dark, so they

heard a voice behind them.

“What’s up? What’s up?” a voice had called

out The thieves dropped the torch and ran

away as quickly as they could.

George had heard the noise and came

downstairs quickly He turned on the light

but he couldn’t see anybody The thieves

was still there.

“What’s up?” he called.

“Nothing, Henry,” George said and smiled

“Go back to sleep.”

GIVE THE RIGHT FORM OF THE VERBS IN BRACKETS:

1 They (go) home after they (finish) their work

2 He (do) nothing before he (see) me

3 He (thank) me for what I (do) for him

4 I (be) sorry that I (hurt) him

5 I (not, see) my friend for ages when I (catch) sight of him this morning

6 You (wear) your new hat when I (meet) you yesterday

7 The house (be) much smaller than he (think) at first

8 Before you (mention) him, I (never, hear) of that author

9 The little girl (ask) what (happen) to her ice-cream

10.They (ask) why we (come) so early

11.While you (play) the piano, I (write) a letter

12.They (sell) all the books when we (get) there

An action happening before a point of time in the pastpast

is used in The Past Perfect TenseThe Past Perfect Tense

A point of time in the pastpast

Present

A point of time in the futurefuture

An action happening before a point of time in the futurefuture is used in: The Future Perfect TenseThe Future Perfect Tense

(time)

EX: I will have lived here for 20 years by the end of this year

will have lived by the end of this year

The Future Perfect Tense:

The Future Perfect Tense: will have + V3/ed