Mi padlet extraordinario by Johan Israel González Martínez

PAST PERFECT

a01068385 — 2025-02-24 17:09:32 UTC

subject + Past Participle verb + complement

Function: It is used to describe an action that was completed before another past action.

Past perfect focuses on the RESULT of the action.

Examples: She had finished her homework BEFORE her parents arrived.

KEY EXPRESSIONS:

-Before / -After / -By the time / -Already / -Just

a01068385 — 2025-02-24 17:14:32 UTC

Subject + Had been + ing verb + complement

Function: It is used to describe an action that was ONGOING before another past action.

Past perfect progressive focuses on the DURATION of the action.

Example: She had been studying for hours BEFORE she took a break.

IMPORTANT: We need to pay attention on the ORDER & DURATION of the events.

KEY EXPRESSIONS:

-For / -Since / -Before / -When / -Until

a01068385 — 2025-02-24 17:18:40 UTC

Write 3 examples using past perfect simple

1.-By the time we arrived at the theater, the movie had already started.

2.-She had finished her homework before her friends came over.

3.-They had never traveled abroad before their trip to Japan.

Write 3 examples using past perfect progressive

1.-She had been studying for hours before she finally took a break.

2.-They had been waiting for the bus for 30 minutes when it finally arrived.

3.-He had been working at the company for five years before he got promoted.