1. Exploring Grammar in Context
Kiwan Sung
Kyung Hee University

2. Part A Tenses in Context
Unit 2 Past Perfect
Part A Tenses in Context

3. Past Perfect (Frame of time reference)
Before
Past
Filling in time gap

4. Past Perfect Deals with time and sequences of activities or events
Ex) I never realized that she had won the grand prize in the international music contest.
Used to provide explanations or background
( main clause-past; subordinate clause-p.p.)
Ex) My friend came by last night because I had told him to help me with the homework

5. Past Perfect Special emphasis to highlight the timing of events.
Ex) Ancient woodland once covered Britain, but 1100AD most of it had been cleared to make farmland.
Never use P.P. with present(perfect)!!!