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Here is your English Lesson "When do I use the past perfect? "
1) the correct sentence in each pair.
1 a Sarah looked different because she had lost weight
b Sarah looked different because she lost weight
2 a I'd worked for five years by the time I started college last year.
b I’d worked for five years by the time I'd started college last year.
We use the past perfect when we talk about the past and we want to refer to something that happened before this:
By the time the fire brigade arrived, the building had burnt down.
The dog ran down the street. It had jumped out of the car.
* Notice how we often use the past perfect and the past simple together.
We often use the past perfect after a reporting verb in the past:
David asked me if Sarah had lost weight.
We often use the past perfect when we talk about past events out of sequence. To talk about events in the same order as they happened, we use the past simple:
The dog jumped out of the car. It ran down the street. (after jumping out of the car)
Answer key:
1. a
2. a
2) Complete the sentences using the correct form of the verbs.
1 She asked me if I .......... had seen .......... (see) her cat.
2 When Paul started university he .................... (never live) away from home before.
3 There's no point in going now! We .................... (miss) the start of the film.
4 We arrived at the party at midnight, but most people .................... (leave) by then.
5 I was held up at work, so by the time I .................... (arrive), they .................... (stop) serving hot food.
6 Typical! Just as I got into the bath the telephone .................... (ring)!
7 When she got home she .................... (realise) she .................... (forget) her keys.
8 Why didn't you tell me you .................... (change) your telephone number?
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