PAST PERFECT TENSE

By 1999 Oprah Winfrey had become famous. We use past perfect to show that smth. happened before a specific time in the past. 2005 2001 1999 Now Past Future became famous died got the Oscar By 1999 Oprah Winfrey had become famous. After she had become famous, she got the Oscar. Before she died in 2005, she had got the Oscar.

The sun had risen when I woke up. first action second action PAST FUTURE I woke up The sun rose NOW The sun had risen when I woke up. First: he ate his lunch. Then: he lit a cigarette. After he had eaten his lunch, he lit a cigarette. First: The plane took off. (It’s 7.30) Then: We arrived at the airport. (It’s 8.00) By the time we arrived at the airport, the plane had taken off.

First Then 1) Sue / pack/ her suitcase call / a taxi 2) Bob/drink/some beer pay/ the bill 3) Mary /read /the contract sign/ it 4) The show / finish the boys/ leave/ there 5) Peter /draw/ some money from the bank buy/ his plane ticket 1) After Sue had packed her suitcase, she called a taxi. 2) After Bob had drunk some beer, he paid the bill. 3) After Mary had read the contract, she signed it. 4) As soon as the show had finished, the boys left there. 5) After Peter had drawn some money from the bank, he bought his ticket.

First Then 1) Sue / already/pack/ her suitcase call / a taxi 2) Bob/drink/some beer pay/ the bill 3) Mary /read /the contract sign/ it 4) The show / already /finish the boys/ leave/ the theatre 5) Peter /draw/ some money from the bank buy/ his plane ticket 1) Before Mary called a taxi, she had already packed her suitcase 2) Before Bob paid the bill, he had drunk some beer 3) Before Mary signed the contract,she had read it. 4) When the boys left the theatre,the show had already finished. 5) Before Peter bought his ticket, he had drawn some money from the bank.

CONJUNCTIONS AFTER had+v3, v2 AS SOON AS past perf., past tense Eg: After the doctor had examined me, he wrote a prescription. BEFORE v2 , had+ v3 BY THE TIME past tense, past perf. WHEN Eg: Before the doctor wrote a prescription, he had examined me.                               

First the burglars left the building. Then the police arrived. had left After the burglars ___________________ the building,the police ________________. arrived arrived By the time the police ________________, the burglars ________________. had left

First I learned French. Then I went to France. had learned I ____________________ French before I __________ to France. went I __________________ to France after I _______________ French. went had learned After I _____________ French, I _______________ to France. had learned went Before I _____________ to France,I ______________ French. went had learned

I read the book,then I watched its film. had read watched After I ________________ the book, I _____________ its film. watched had read Before I ________________ the film, I ______________ its book. had read I ___________________ the book before I ______________ the film. watched watched I _______________ the film after I ________________ the book. had read

I was late. The teacher(give/already) _____________ OPEN THE BRACKETS had been Sam (be) ___________ a newspaper reporter before he (become) __________ businessman. I (feel)___________ a little better after I (take) _________ the painkiller. I was late. The teacher(give/already) _____________ a quiz when I (get) _________ to class. It was raining hard,but by the time the course (be) ______________over, the rain (stop)_____________. Millions of years ago, dinosaurs (roam) _________ the earth, but they (become) ______________ extinct by the humankind first (appear)____________. I(see/never) ________________ any of Picasso’s paintings before I (visit)___________ the art museum. Yesterday at a restaurant,I (see) _________ Pam Donelly, an old friend of mine.I (not/see) __________ her for years. At first,I (not/recognize) __________ her because she (lose) ________ a great deal of weight. became felt had taken had already given got was had stopped roamed became had appeared had read had never seen visited saw haven’t seen didn’t/ couldn’t recognize had lost