Good Stuff Happens in 1:1 Meetings: Why you need them and how to do them well
THE PAST PERFECT EXPLAIN 2.pptx
1.
2. Bill and Colin have wives.
Bill’s wife drives a car and speaks
French.
Colin’s wife can ride a horse and does
a headstand.
So, who is the best wife?
3. This is what happened one evening
when the men came to their homes
from work.
6. When Bill came home
his wife cooked dinner.
When Colin came home
his wife had cooked dinner.
7. Past Perfect
When they came to the
station, the train had gone.
When they came to the
cinema, the film had started.
8. had V3 precedes V2
He ate a sandwich that he had
bought in the morning.
When I came home yesterday,
I saw that my little brother had
broken my pen and was
playing with its pieces.
Hinweis der Redaktion
We are at The Best Wife contest final. Bill’s and Colin’s wives are competing. Whose wife will be the best?
Both pretenders are very deserving and have a lot of talents.
Soon you’ll learn something that will ease your decision.
So, whose wife is better?
Colin’s wife is better.
Why?
Was the dinner ready when Bill came home?
No.
Was the dinner ready when Colin came home?
Yes.
Thus the action “had cooked” happened before the action “came”, despite the fact that it is second in the sentence. Past Perfect Tense had V3 conveys the idea of precedence.
