Past Perfect

Past perfect = voltooid verleden tijd You create the past perfect by using had + past participle For example: had gone, had written, had read

When do you use it? In order to indicate that something occurred longer ago then anything else. Often together with the past simple Tania had read her contact before she signed it.

How do you recognize the past perfect? To a number of signal words, for example: after (nadat), before (voordat), as soon as (zodra), of when (toen)

Before he stepped on stage, he had drunk a glass of water. After I had gone home, we saw a movie with Jim Carey. My teacher told my parent that I hadn’t done my homework. Before we moved to Apeldoorn, we had lived in Amsterdam. When she arrived at the party, we had already gone home. We were not hungry. We had just eaten breakfast.

Oefenzinnen The storm destroyed the sandcastle that we _____(build). He _____ (not / be) to Cape Town before When she went out to play, she _____ (do / already) her homework. My brother ate all of the cake that our mum _____ (make). The doctor took off the plaster that he _____ (put on) six weeks before. The waiter brought a drink that I _____ (not / order). I could not remember the poem we _____ (learn) the week before. The children collected the chestnuts that _____ (fall) from the tree. _____ (he / phone) Angie before he went to see her in London? She _____ (not / ride) a horse before that day.

Antwoorden The storm destroyed the sandcastle that we had built. He had not been to Cape Town before When she went out to play, she had already done her homework. My brother ate all of the cake that our mum had made. The doctor took off the plaster that he had put on six weeks before. The waiter brought a drink that I had not ordered. I could not remember the poem we had learned the week before. The children collected the chestnuts that had fallen from the tree. Had he phoned Angie before he went to see her in London? She had not ridden a horse before that day.

Oefenzinnen After Fred _____ (to spend) his holiday in Italy he _____ (to want) to learn Italian. Jill _____ (to phone) Dad at work before she _____ (to leave) for her trip. Susan _____ (to turn on) the radio after she _____ (to wash) the dishes. When she _____ (to arrive) the match already _____ (to start). After the man _____ (to come) home he _____ (to feed) the cat. Before he _____ (to sing) a song he _____ (to play) the guitar. She _____ (to watch) a video after the children _____ (to go) to bed. After Eric ______ (to make) breakfast he _____ (to phone) his friend. I _____ (to be) very tired because I _____ (to study) too much. They _____ (to ride) their bikes before they ______ (to meet) their friends.

Antwoorden After Fred had spent his holiday in Italy he wanted to learn Italian. Jill had phoned Dad at work before she left for her trip. Susan turned on the radio after she had washed the dishes. When she arrived the match had already started. After the man had come home he fed the cat. Before he sang a song he had played the guitar. She watched a video after the children had gone to bed. After Eric had made breakfast he phoned his friend. I was very tired because I had studied too much. They had ridden their bikes before they met their friends