PAST+PERFECT

[|Past Perfect Grammar & Exercises: from English Page]

EXERCISES AND RELATED TOPICS

 * [|Verb Tense Exercise 11] Simple Past and Past Perfect
 * [|Verb Tense Exercise 12] Simple Past, Present Perfect, and Past Perfect
 * [|Verb Tense Exercise 13] Past Perfect and Past Perfect Continuous
 * [|Verb Tense Exercise 14] Present Perfect, Past Perfect, Present Perfect Continuous, and Past Perfect Continuous
 * [|Verb Tense Exercise 16] Present and Past Tenses with Non-Continuous Verbs
 * [|Verb Tense Exercise 17] Present and Past Tense Review
 * [|Verb Tense Practice Test] Cumulative Verb Tense Review
 * [|Verb Tense Final Test] Cumulative Verb Tense Review

A. The **past simple** is used to refer to: 1 completed actions which happened at a specific time. //I// //went// //to the cinema last night.// //2// completed actions and situations which happened over a specific period of time. //I// //lived// //and// //worked// //in Germany for three years.// //3// habitual actions or behaviour in the past. //We// //played// //football in the street when I// //was// //a child.//
 * Past tenses Revision**

4 a series of consecutive events in the past. //He// //kissed// //her,// //said// //goodbye and// //closed// //the door.// B The **past continuous** is used to refer to: 1 temporary activities or situations in progress at a particular moment in the past. //This time last week we// //were sitting// //on the beach.// //2// a past activity or situation which was already in progress when another action occurred (the activity or situation in progress may or may not continue). //I was reading// //to my son when the lights went out.// 3 activities or situations occurring at the same time. //Ann// //was cutting// //the grass while I was cooking.// 4 the background events in a narrative. //It// //was snowing// //heavily and a cold wind was blowing.// //My brother and I// //were reading// //in front of the fire.// //Suddenly, there was a knock at the door...// 1 show that a past action or situation occurred before another past action or situation. //When I saw Tim, he// //had// //just// //passed// //his driving test.// //When the police came the thieves// //had// //already// //gone////.// 2 We use the continuous form to emphasize the duration of the first past action or situation. //She// //had been waiting// //for over two hours when he phoned to say he couldn't come.//
 * C** The **past perfect** is used to**:**