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    Life Intermediate Unit 3b

    Past perfect: Time expressions

    This month’s winning photo:

    Before I went to Tierra del Fuego, I’d travelled all


    over the world and I’d seen all kinds of incredible
    sights. But this was definitely more impressive than
    anything else I’d ever seen. I’d never been so close to
    an iceberg before. I took this photo just as it started
    to turn. I hadn’t realized how big it was until then.
    The side that had previously been underwater came
    to the top. It was a beautiful deep blue.
    Roberto F. (Buenos Aires)

    Presentation
    Use the past perfect to talk about an action that Past perfect and past simple
    happened before a certain time in the past: You often use the past perfect and the past simple
    Before I went to Tierra del Fuego, I’d travelled all around together. Use the past simple to talk about the most
    the world. I’d been to Japan, Mexico and Kenya. recent past action. Use the past perfect to talk about
    actions and situations that happened before a certain
    time time in the past:
    Japan Mexico Kenya Tierra I hadn’t realised how big it was until it turned over.
    del The side that had previously been underwater came to
    Fuego the top.
    Time expressions
    You can also use the past perfect to talk about an action
    that did not happen before the given time in the past: The past perfect is often used with the following
    adverbs to emphasise the fact that the action happened
    I’d never been so close to an iceberg before.
    earlier: already, just, recently, before, previously, earlier.
    Affirmative and negative • Already, just and recently come between had and the
    I / You / He / ’d (had) seen an iceberg past participle.
    She / It / They hadn’t (had not) before. He had just come back from Laos. I had recently sold
    my car.
    Yes/No questions
    • Before comes at the end of the sentence. In negative
    Had I / you / he / she / it / they seen an iceberg sentences it is often used with never.
    before?
    I’d been to Argentina many times before. I had never
    Short answers seen anything like it before.

    Yes I / you / he / she / it / they had.


    No I / you / he / she / it / they hadn’t (had not).

    TIP Don’t confuse the contracted forms of had (’d) and


    would (’d):
    I’d seen an iceberg. (I had seen an iceberg.)
    I’d like to see an iceberg. (I would like to see an iceberg.)

    Practical Grammar 2 1 © National Geographic Learning


    Intermediate Unit 3b
    Exercises

    1 Complete the text with the past perfect of the verbs.


    When I first met Mark, he was working for an advertising agency in London. He 1 had recently finished
    (recently finish) his MBA and he was very happy because his company 2 had just offered (just offer)
    him a post in Tokyo. He had never worked
    3
    (never work) abroad before and he
    4
    had always wanted (always want) to go to Japan. Then two weeks before he planned to leave, the
    company told him that they 5 had closed (close) their office in Tokyo. He was so disappointed.
    He 6 had already booked (already book) his flight. He 7 had even started (even start) learning
    Japanese. I 8 had just come (just come back) from Tokyo. My company still (not find)
    9 still hadn't found anyone to take my job. I told Mark to call them. Ten days later Mark’s dreams
    10
    had come (come) true: he was finally in Japan!
    2 Look at the text in exercise 1. Write questions using the verbs in the brackets. Use the past
    perfect or past simple.
    1 Where had you met (you meet) Mark for the first time?
    At a party in London.
    2 What had his company offered (his company offer) him a few weeks before?
    A job in Tokyo.
    3  Had he ever worked (he ever work) abroad before?
    No, never.
    4 W hen had his company told (his company tell) him the Tokyo office had closed?
    Only two weeks before he was leaving.
    5 How had Mark felt / did Mark feel (Mark feel)?
    Very disappointed.
    6  Had he already booked (he already book) his flight?
    Yes, he had and he’d paid for it too!
    7 How did you help (you help) him?
    I told him to call my company.
    8 S o, did he go (he go) to Japan in the end?
    Yes, he did. Ten days later he was living in my old flat in Tokyo.
    3  Complete the conversations with the past perfect or the past simple of the verbs. Then listen
    and check.
    Conversation 1
    A: 1
    Had you 2 met (meet) Kris before the party last week?
    B: No, not really. I 3
    'd seen (see) her around, but I 4 hadn't spoken (not / speak) to
    her. She’s really nice, isn’t she?
    Conversation 2
    C: I didn’t know that Rae 5 had left (leave) her job! When 6 did that
    7
    happen (happen)?
    D: Last week. She 8'd had (have) an argument with her boss the day before.
    Conversation 3
    E: Have you heard? John and Beth 9 got (get) divorced last month.
    F: But they’d only just got married!
    E: Yes, three months ago! They 10 had only just come (only just / come back) from their
    honeymoon when John 11 decided (decide) that he wanted a divorce.

    Practical Grammar 2 2 © National Geographic Learning

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