جلسه 2

Time to learn a useful tense for telling stories – the past perfect tense. In fact, you could say it's perfect for stories! We've got two quizzes to test you, and then it's time for 6 Minute Grammar.

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The plane had already left...

Now it's time to test your knowledge of the past perfect form. As we said, we use the past perfect tense to show which past event happened first. The past event that happened second is usually in the past simple.

  • By the time I got to the airport, the plane had already left.

Complete the activity

To do

Read the sentences. Choose the correct options to complete them using the past perfect... or not! Good luck.

Feel the form

6 Questions

Time to test your knowledge of the past perfect. The first five questions are on 'form', and the final one is on 'use'. Good luck!

تبریک می گوییم
Excellent!آفرین! نمره شماBad luck!:
x / y

Next

It's time for Rob and Catherine to guide you through grammar land. Listen to their summary of all these points in 6 Minute Grammar!

دستور زبان این جلسه

  • Past perfect: meaning and use

    When we're talking about two events in the past, we use the past perfect to say which happened first

    Form

    The past perfect is made with subject + had/hadn’t + past participle

    Positive

    • When my parents got to the station, they realised they had leftthe tickets at home

    Negative

    • Kerry couldn’t leave work on time because she hadn’t written the report

    Question

    • Had you finished your homework before the movie started?