Teacher Guide / Instructions
Had + past participle
We use past perfect to describe an action that was completed in the past before something else happened.
-I walked to school before it had started raining.
-I had saved my document before the computer crashed.
-He was very tired because he hadn't slept well.
We can use the past perfect with time expressions (when, after, by the time, as soon as)
-I had arrived at school as soon as it started raining.
-She saw the taxi after it had turned the street corner.
-She finished cooking dinner as soon as he had arrived home from work.
We can use also use them with adverbs such as just, already, ever and never. Please note the adverb goes between the auxiliary and main verbs.
-I had just arrived at the concert as it was beginning.
Teacher Guide
Had + past participle
We use past perfect to describe an action that was completed in the past before something else happened.
-I walked to school before it had started raining.
-I had saved my document before the computer crashed.
-He was very tired because he hadn't slept well.
We can use the past perfect with time expressions (when, after, by the time, as soon as)
-I had arrived at school as soon as it started raining.
-She saw the taxi after it had turned the street corner.
-She finished cooking dinner as soon as he had arrived home from work.
We can use also use them with adverbs such as just, already, ever and never. Please note the adverb goes between the auxiliary and main verbs.
-I had just arrived at the concert as it was beginning.
Teacher Guide
Had + past participle
We use past perfect to describe an action that was completed in the past before something else happened.
-I walked to school before it had started raining.
-I had saved my document before the computer crashed.
-He was very tired because he hadn't slept well.
We can use the past perfect with time expressions (when, after, by the time, as soon as)
-I had arrived at school as soon as it started raining.
-She saw the taxi after it had turned the street corner.
-She finished cooking dinner as soon as he had arrived home from work.
We can use also use them with adverbs such as just, already, ever and never. Please note the adverb goes between the auxiliary and main verbs.
-I had just arrived at the concert as it was beginning.