PAST PERFECT FORMATION: We use the past of auxiliary verb “to have” and the past participle of the main verb Examples: I had bought a new book I hadn’t bought a new book Had I bought a new book? USES: The past perfect is used: For an action which happened before another action in the past Ex: A) When he had painted the bedroom, he had a rest B) After I had finished my work, I went to the cinema C) They had begun having lunch before I arrived home For an action which happened before a certain time in the past Example: By 6.00 they had walked almost twenty kilometres PUT THE VERBS IN BRACKETS IN THE CORRECT TENSE: Past perfect-Past simple 1-When I …………………… (arrive), the film ……………………………(already/ start) 2-My mother never ………………….(find out) where I ………………… (hide) her ring 3-They …………… (go) to Seville yesterday, They ………………… (never be) there before 4-Nobody ………………… (come) to the party because Mary ………………… (forget) to tell people about it 5-He …………… (be) sorry that he ……………… (not thank) me 6-When he …………………… (get) home, everybody ………………… (go) to bed 7-He …………… (be) hungry because he …………… (not eat) all day 8-When I ……………… (phone) her, she …………………… (just/ get up) 9-She ……………… (not can) find the dress I …………… (lend) her 10-When he ……………… (come in) , I ………………… (know) where he ………… (be) 11When I …………….(open) my e-mail, I ……………… (see) that my boss ……………… (send) me two important messages 12-The accident ……………….(happen) because the driver ………………… (not see) the signal 13-By the time they ………………(decide) where to have lunch, the restaurant…………………………… (close) 14-When I ……… (get) home, I………… (realise) that I …………….(forget) my bag in the office