A day in John’s life
An easy way to understand
the past perfect
Before John
a shower,
had
he
had woken
up.
Before John
breakfast
,
had
he
had had
a shower.
Before John
his teeth,
brushed
he
had had
breakfast.
Before John
dressed,
got
he
had brushed
his teeth.
Before John
home,
lef
he
had got
dressed.
Before John
to drove
work,
he
had lef
home.
Before John
work,
started
he
had driven
to work .
Before John
lunch,
had
he
had started
work.
Before John
work,
finished
he
had had
lunch.
Before John
a cup
hadof coffee,
he
had finished
work.
Before John
to a gym,
went
he
had had
a cup of coffee.
Before John
a magazine,
read
he
had gone
to the gym.
Before John
a dog
tookfor a walk
he
had read
a magazine.
Before John
his
mother,
phoned
he
had taken
a dog for a walk .
Before John
a bath,
had
he
had phoned
his mother.
Before John
TV,
watched
he
had had
a bath.
Before John
to
bed,
went
he
had watched
TV.
Exercises
1.
Make sentences about John as in the example:
A: John brushed his teeth.
B: But before that he had had breakfast.
2. Make questions about John as in the example:
A: What had John done before he finished work?
B: He had had lunch.
Mary’s holiday
Now write a few sentences
about Mary’s holiday
using the past perfect