Past perfect tense

Jay Had A Bad Day!!

Jay was tired of being a superstar, so he decided to become a teacher. It was his first day as a teacher yesterday. But he seemed to have a bad day. Let’s see what happened to him.

For basic level

Please make a sentence for each picture with past tense.

Jay Had A Bad Day

Example 1

Example 2

8:10

9:00

Jay left for work at 9:00.

Jay had to work at 8:10.

Jay Had A Bad Day

Example 1

Example 2

ticket

(get a ticket)

(run through a red light)

Jay got a ticket from the police officer at 9:35.

Jay ran through a red light at 9:30.

9:30

9:35

(arrive)

Jay arrived at school at 10:00, but no students were there.

Jay had lunch at 12:00.

( wallet, steal)

Jay’s wallet was stolen, but he didn’t know about that.

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Jay Had A Bad Day

(go to pay)

12:40

Jay went to pay the bill at 12:40.

Jay’s car was towed away at 12:50.

Jay Had A Bad Day

restaurant

(leave)

12:50

13:00

Jay left the restaurant at 13:00.

Jay Had A Bad Day

cinema

Jay planned to go to the cinema with his wife at 18:00.

18:00

The movie started at 18:20.

start

Jay finally arrived at the theater at 18:40.

(leave)

Jay was late, so his wife left at 18:30 .

It was really not Jay’s day !

(go home)

Jay went home sadly at 19:00.

Jay Had A Bad Day!!

Till now we have learned about Jay’s bad day. How about making a sentence with past perfect tense according to the pictures?

Past Perfect Tense

Use the past perfect tense of the verb to show that one action was completed before another . Use had with the past tense form of the verb to form the past perfect tense.

- - Everyone had fallen asleep by the time the 11:00 evening news began. (Everyone had fallen asleep first; then the news began.)

9:30

9:35

ticket

Jay got a ticket from the police officer at 9:35.

Jay ran through a red light at 9:30.

After Jay had run through a red light, he got a ticket from the police officer.

8:10

9:00

8:10

9:00

Jay had to work at 8:10.

Jay left for work at 9:00

When Jay left for work at 9:00, he had been late.

Answer:

10:00

When Jay arrived at school at 10:00, his students had left .

12:20

12:40

Answer:

When Jay went to pay the bill, he found that his wallet had been stolen .

Jay Had A Bad Day

12:50

13:00

restaurant

Answer:

When Jay left the restaurant, his car had been towed away.

theater

start

18:30

18:40

18:20

18:00

When Jay arrived at the theater, his wife had left .