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Simple Past Perfect Tense.

Review:
Forming the past perfect. The Past Perfect tense in English is composed of two parts: the past
tense of the verb to have (had) + the past participle of the main verb
 Past Perfect Tense is a verb form that shows that an action was complete before another
action in the past.
For example: I lost so much weight because I had begun exercising.

 Past Perfect Tense is a verb form that shows that an action happened before a specific
time in the past.
For example: I had already fallen asleep before ten o'clock.

 Past Perfect Tense is used to show you a state that started in the past, and continued up to
some time in the past.
 For example: I had had that house for eight years before the fire.

Examples of Typical Time Expressions

 Just – Already – Yet – Ever – Never – once - 3 times – before - until then - in 1974 - since -
for

1. Fill in the blanks with the Past Tense Form of each verb in parentheses.

Dance competition.

Last night, Diane and George _________ (dance) in a competition. They _______ (dance) a
salsa dance. They ______ ____________ (have practice) for 6 months before they _______
(dance) in the competition. They ________ (be) very good.
Diane and George´s friends _______ (be) in the audience. Before that night, they _______
(have) never _________ (see) Diane and George dance. In fact, they _______ (have) never
_________ (dance) in front of anyone before the competition.
After everyone ________ _______ (have dance), the judges announced the winners. Diane and
George _______ (win). They were the best dancers in the competition. Diane _______ (say)
she ______ (have) never ____________ (practice) a lot.
 2. Answer the following questions use the Past Perfect Tense.

1. How long had Diane and George practiced before the competition?

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2. Before that night, who had seen Diane and George dance?

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3. What happened after everyone had danced?

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3. Turn the following sentences into Past Perfect.

1. They _______________ (finish) the game before it rained.

2. She _______________ (save) her money for 2 years before she bought the car.
3. I _______________ (meet) him before he was my boss.
4. Tina said she _______________ (find) my purse in her car.
5. She woke up early because she _______________ (take) a new job.