Past Perfect Simple
Forget.
Had forgotten.
The _______ tense is used to describe a finished action or event in the past.
past simple
The most important thing to use relative pronouns in English well is to take into account what they refer to:_______, _______, _______, _______.
time, place, person, thing
Name four relative pronouns used in defining relative clauses.
who, that, which, when, where.
Where goes the comma? Before or after the relative pronoun?
Before.
Mr Smith (be) a primary school teacher for 20 years.
Had been.
The ____ tense is used to describe an action or event in progress at a particular time in the past, while the ______ tense is used to describe an action that came before another action in the past.
Past continuous
What relative pronouns can we use to ojects/things?
what or that
When do we use defining relative clauses?
We use them when we want to make clear what person or thing we are talking about.
When do we use non-defining relative clauses?
We use them when a noun has already been defined and we just want to give extra information.
The car stopped because we ____ (run) out of petrol.
Had run.
What tense is this an example of?
We had been trying to open the door for five minutes when Jane found her key.
Past perfect continuous
Make an example sentence with the relative pronoun "whom".
Bonus points if they make a long creative sentence!
Who or which?
The person __ is waving at us is my dad.
-who
Which relative pronoun is not used with non-defining relative clauses?
That.
I couldn't pay for the pizzas because I ____ (leave) my money at home.
Had left.
Choose the best option to complete the sentences:
Last year, my wife and I (1) bought / were buying our first house. We (2) had already been living / were already living together for 5 years before we bought the house, so we (3) knew/were knowing how to live together.
1)bought
2)had already been living
3)knew
What are the two things you must take into account to correctly use relative pronouns?
If they refer to a person or a thing and if they act as a subject, object or possessive.
Can you leave out the relative pronoun?
The guy that we met at lunch was nice to us.
Yes.
The guy we met at lunch was nice to us.
Combine these sentences.
My aunt is from Italy. Italy looks like a boot
My aunt is from Italy, which looks like a boot.
She didn’t want to go to the cinema because she _____ the film.
Had (already) seen.
Form a complete sentence from these words, using the correct narrative tense.
she / take only 1 cooking class / before / cook for me.
She had taken only 1 cooking class before she cooked for me.
The relative pronoun can't be omitted if:
1.
2.
3.
1. If the relative pronoun is followed by a verb.
2. If there is a preposition + whom/which (at which, with whom, among whom, in which etc.)
3. If the relative pronoun is whose.
Which relative pronoun?
The restaurant __ we ate yesterday is closed today.
-where
Combine these sentences.
Berlin has a population of 3.6 million. Berlin is the captial of Germany.
Berlin, which is the capital of Germay, has a population of 3.6 million.