Green Line 3 G9
Green Line 3 G9
Green Line 3 G9
1. Life was boring back then because they _________________________ all the fun things yet!
5. Anyway, he _________________________ his game so his men had to wait for him.
b) Underline the verbs in a) in the simple past and in the new tense, past perfect, with different colours.
Positive statement:
_______________________________________________________________ (1)
Negative statement:
_______________________________________________________________ (2)
Question with
question word: Why
Yes / no question and
short answer: Had he fought in many battles before? Yes, he had.
Rule: You form the past perfect with ______________ + _______________________ (3).
b) Look at the verb forms yo underlined in Ex.1. With a partner, discuss when you use the simple past
and when you use the past perfect. Then complete the rule below with these words:
When you tell a story or write a report about the ______________________ (1), you usually use the
______________________ (2). When you want to say that one event happened _____________________ (3)
the other events in the past, you use the ______________________ (4).
c) Find linking words in the sentences in Ex. 1 that can show you that one event happened before another
one in the past. Can you think of more words? Make a list.