Homework #6

INTRODUCCION:

The correct form of past perfect is shown below. The different ways to use past perfect and didactic examples. I also put the link where you can practice.

Past Perfect

FORM

[had + past participle]

Examples:

You had studiedEnglish before you moved to New York.

Hadyou studied English before you moved to New York?

USE 1 Completed Action Before Something in the Past

USE 1

The Past Perfect expresses the idea that something occurred before another action in the past. It can also show that something happened before a specific time in the past.

Examples:

• I hadnever seen such a beautiful beach before I went to Kauai.

• A: Hadyou ever visited the U.S. before your trip in 2006?

          B: Yes, I had been to the U.S. once before.

USE 2 

Duration Before Something in the Past (Non-Continuous Verbs)

With Non-Continuous Verbsand some non-continuous uses of Mixed Verbs, we use the Past Perfect to show that something started in the past and continued up until another action in the past.

Examples:

• We had had that car for ten years before it broke down.

• By the time Alex finished his studies, he had been in London for over eight years.

Although the above use of Past Perfect is normally limited to Non-Continuous Verbs and non-continuous uses of Mixed Verbs, the words "live," "work," "teach," and "study" are sometimes used in this way even though they are NOT Non-Continuous Verbs.

HOWEVER

If the Past Perfect is not referring to an action at a specific time, Past Perfect is not optional. Compare the examples below. Here Past Perfect is referring to a lack of experience rather than an action at a specific time. For this reason, Simple Past cannot be used.

Examples:

• She never sawa bear before she moved to Alaska. Not Correct

• She hadnever seen a bear before she moved to Alaska. Correct

CONCLUTION:

Is very important to know about the past perfect but it is also important to put into practice with classmates.

Link

http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs11.htm

http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs12.htm

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/past-perfect-simple/exercises