Past Perfect

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The Past Perfect tense talks about an action in the past that happened before another action in the past.

Past Perfect Form:

had

past participle

For example:

	Example sentence	What it means...
Past simple	When I got to class, the teacher took attendance.	First, I got to class. Then, the teacher took attendance.
Past perfect	When I got to class, the teacher had taken attendance.	First, the teacher took attendance. Then, I got to class.

Try Our Past Perfect Activities

Had You Ever Lived Abroad Before?

Students imagine a conversation from a past perfect sentence which is out of context.

What Happened Before And After?

Students put a story in order by discussing what happened according to their card, what happened before it, and what happened after it. A speaking activity using the past perfect.

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