Our new friend: Past
Perfect
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Before we start…
Now, the past, very past!
So listen curefully:
The story: Happy ending
Once upon a time, 2 years ago, I had an exam; Mathematics!
So let’s start with that morning. I had woken up early that morning. Actually the
night before, I had only slept for 2 hours, but I was eager to do my best in exam.
The week before, I had planned to study hard for the exam, and I really did that.
I had completely covered all of the material on the exam.
I mean I was totally ready for the exam, but I was still nervous when I entered
the classroom. So I sat down, opened my booklet just to ensure that I’d already
reviewed all of the notes. I just kept thinking, “Had I studied enough?!”
When I was swimming in my thoughts, the principal came and said that the
exam had rescheduled! I had never been that much furious. So can you guess
what I did after hearing news??
Focusing On Details
• Review the story, and find the past simple verbs.
• Review the story, and find the present simple verbs.
• Now pay attention to the verbs which are Bold and Italic. Can you
guess what grammar are they?? Share your ideas.
1) I had woken up early.
2) I had planned to study hard.
3) I’d already reviewed.
4) “Had I studied enough?!”
5) I had never been that much furious.
Practice
• Fill in the blanks with appropriate verbs.
•1) I __________ (finish) my homework by the time my friend arrived.
•2) The teacher ___________ (give) us our test results before the break.
•3) The basketball team ___________ (win) the championship last year.
•4) _____ they __________ (go) to the concert before the show started?
• 5) The weather __________ (not/change) by the time we arrived.
Practice (Role Play)
• Read this text, and find grammatical mistakes.
• "John walk to the supermarket before he realized that he
had left his phone at home. He had return to his house to
retrieve his phone, but by the time he return to the
supermarket, it was closed. John was frustrated that he
had’d remember his phone, and he disappointed that he
was not able to buy an ice cream."
The corrected text is:
“John had walked to the supermarket before he
realized that he had left his phone at home. He
had returned to his house to retrieve his phone,
but by the time he returned to the supermarket, it
was closed. John was frustrated that he had not
remembered his phone, and he was
disappointed that he was not able to buy an ice
cream .”
Thanks a billion for your presence and
cooperation
