Grammar Unit 10Past Simple vs Past Perfect

Past perfect

Had + werkwoord +ed

OF

Had + onregelmatigwerkwoord (3e rijtje)

Wanneer gebruikje de past perfect?

Als iets in het verleden is gebeurd (vlak voor iets anders gebeurde).

Voorbeeld

The match had started before we arrived at the stadium.(De wedstrijd was al begonnen = past perfect en daarna kwamen we in het stadium aan = past simple.)

After he had done his homework, he played a computer game.(Hij maakte eerst zijn huiswerk = past perfect en daarna speelde hij een spelletje = past simple.)

When she had passed her exams she went on a holiday. (Eerst was ze

Tip!

De past perfect wordt eigenlijk altijd gebruikt in combinatie met de past simple om aan te geven dat er 2 gebeurtenissen in het verleden na elkaar plaatsvonden.

Vraag jezelf af: wat gebeurde er eerst?

De eerste gebeur-tenis krijgt de past perfect!

Grammar Unit 10geslaagd voor haar examen = past perfect en daarna ging ze op vakantie = past simple.)

The girl crossed the street after the traffic lights had turned red.(De stoplichten gingen eerst op rood = past perfect, en toen stak het meisje over = past simple= DOM!)

Let’s practise!

1. After Fred …………………………(to spend) his holiday in Italy he …………………………

understood = past simple

had practised = past perfect

Wat gebeurde er eerst?Het oefenen.

Daarom is dat de past perfect.

Daarna begreep je de grammatica. Daarom krijg je daar de past simple.

Onthoudt dus: wat er eerst gebeurde krijgt HAD + WW+ed/3e rij onregelmatige ww.

Het resultaat krijgt de past simple:WW+ed/2e rij onregelmatige ww.

Grammar Unit 10(to want) to learn Italian.

2. Jill ………………………… (to phone) Dad at work before she ………………………… (to leave) for her trip.

3. Susan ………………………… (to turn on) the radio after she ………………………… (to wash) the dishes.

4. When she ………………………… (to arrive), the match ………………………… (to start / already).

5. After the man ………………………… (to come) home he ………………………… (to feed) the cat.

CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTION1.When Anne opened/had opened the door, she realized that somebody broke/had

broken into.2. Elisa was very upset because her computer disappeared/had disappeared yesterday.3. My cousin promised/had promised me to bring me a souvenir from France last month.5. By the time Julia left/had left the shop, she spent/had spent all her money on clothes.6. I didn’t want to see that film because I saw/had seen it twice.7. Philip tidied/had tidied his bedroom before he left/had left for work.8. My husband did/had done the shopping after I called/had called him.9.Alfred had worked/worked in a bank for five years before he was sent to Rome.10.The judge said that she was guilty because she took/had taken the money for herself.

WRITE PAST SIMPLE OR PAST PERFECT?

1.Barbara …………… (live) in Greece for three years before she ………… (move) to Italy.2.My team …………….. (not win) the football match because they ……………. (play) badly.3.The teacher ……………. (punish) the student because he …….……. (be) very naughty.4.By winter, the new soap opera ……………. (become) the most popular show on TV.5.He …………… (mug) three passengers by the time the police …………….. (arrive)6.The pirates ……………. (hijack) an enormous ship in Somalia two months ago.7.The captain of the ship ………………….(surrender) because he ………… (hate) violence.8.The journalist …………. (interview) the famous actress before the TV…………. (come)9.Everyone ……………. (leave) the train before the bomb ……………… (explode)10. By the time my mum …………..… (prepare) lunch, we ………….. (lay) the table.

Complete the text with verbs in brackets. Use Past Simple or Past Perfect:In March 1999, thieves …………….. (steal) diamonds jewelry from Woolworth, a famous