Past Perfect
How do you make the past perfect?
had+ past tense verb
I have a [chronich] headache condition.
What do you need to add to"8 years old" to make it an adjective?
hyphens/ 8-years-old
How do you make the past continuous?
was/were + verb-ing
Conjugate the sentence with 'used to'
My sister (to go, not) to the mall with her friends because she had no friends.
My sister didn't use to go to the mall with her friends because she had no friends.
We _____ (to see) a bear before we ____ (to go) trick-or-treating.
had seen/ went
He gave the [signaal] to leave.
cue
She danced [beautiful, beautifully]
beautifully
My mom _____ (to knit) while my brother ____ (to watch) tv.
was knitting/watched
I have never seen a [slechtere] movie.
worse
He ____ (to swear) not to cheat on his girlfriend, but then he ____ (to do).
had sworn/ did
She was [verrukt] to find out she passed her test.
Elated
I wasn't feeling [good, well] last night.
well
He _____ (to garden) when the police ____ (to arrest) his mother for murder
was gardening/ arrested
I have [less, fewer] cats than my grandma.
fewer
When the police ____(to arrive), the thief ____ (to escape).
arrived/had escaped
Every [af en toe] my mom lets me have ice cream for dinner.
Once in a while
Nancy works [hard, hardly] on her model airplanes.
hard
were not listening/was explaining
My friend drives (dangerous) I do.
more dangerously than
When do you use the past perfect?
To show the order of two past events. The past perfect shows the earlier action and the past simple shows the later action.
Winning and losing. [Het hoort er nu eenmaal bij]
It's all part of the game.
Jeremy you have to come [quickly, quick] or we will miss our train.
quickly
Past continuous can be used for: (at least 3)
-Ongoing actions in the past
-tell a story
-show a series of events
-change or growth
It is [inpolite, impolite] to swear at your grandma
Impolite