The Past Perfect Tense

The Past Perfect Tense

She had left when he arrived.

had left arrived

Past Perfect Past Simple

Now

The Past Perfect Tense

Характерные для этого времени слова и словосочетания :

• by 5 o’clock - к 5 часам
• by Saturday - к субботе
• by the 1-st of September - к 1 сентября
• by the end of the week/year/month - к концу недели/года/месяца
• by that time - к тому времени
• already - уже (в утверждениях)
• yet - уже ( в вопросах), ещё не (в отрицаниях) и т.д.

Put the verbs into the correct form (Past Perfect)

• He (meet) her somewhere before.
• She told me she (study) a lot before the exam.
• The storm destroyed the sandcastle that we (build) .
• My brother ate all of the cake that our mum (make) .
• I could not remember the poem we (learn) the week before.
• I (not/have) breakfast when he arrived.
• The grass was yellow because it (not/rain) all summer.
• When I arrived at the cinema, the film (start).
• The children (not/do) their homework, so they were in trouble.
• She (not/ride) a horse before that day.