Past Perfect is often used in the main clause of the following sentences

sentences with time clauses with WHEN, BY THE TIME, WHILE

Use adverbs of time to emphasize the earlier time period in the past

after,before,earlier;already,not yet,still not;ever,just,nev

For years,many people had considered the AmericanDream to be achieved. Then,the economy changed

PAST PERFECT gives background reasons for later past events.

By midnight, he had finished most of his work, so he decided to go to bed.

action had finished happened before thesecond action decided

"When she arrived, the class started." Order of events … ?

She arrived first then the class started

Use PAST PERFECT to emphasize that one action was completed before the other. Choose best e.g.:

When she arrived, the class had already started.

Peter was nervous on his first day of work. He’d never had a job before.

Use PAST PERFECTto go back to an earlier time in a narrative

The use of the Past Perfect in sentences with time clauses with BEFORE and AFTER

isNOT necessary since the words show clear time relationship

Do not use PAST PERFECT PROGRESSIVE with be, know, and seem. Which is incorrect:

She'd been knowing she wanted to be an actor since she was 8

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1
"By midnight, he had finished most of his work, so he decided to go to bed." The verb phrase
PAST PERFECT
PAST SIMPLE
PRESENT SIMPLE
PRESENT PERFECT
2
Past Perfect is often used in the main clause of the following sentences
sentences with only one CLAUSE
sentences with COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES
sentences with relative clauses with WHICH, WHO, THAT
sentences with time clauses with WHEN, BY THE TIME, WHILE
3
Use adverbs of time to emphasize the earlier time period in the past
at the beginning, first
after,before,earlier;already,not yet,still not;ever,just,nev
first, second, third, … then, next
finally, last, lastly, at the end
4
For years,many people had considered the AmericanDream to be achieved. Then,the economy changed
PAST PERFECT to give background reasons for future events.
PAST PERFECT gives background reasons for current events.
PAST PERFECT gives background reasons for imaginary events.
PAST PERFECT gives background reasons for later past events.
5
By midnight, he had finished most of his work, so he decided to go to bed.
action ‘had finished’ is still happening
action had finished happened after the second action decided
action had finished happened before thesecond action decided
the first action happened at the same time as the second one
6
"When she arrived, the class started." Order of events … ?
....
Order of events is not clear
She arrived first then the class started
The class started first then she arrived
7
Use PAST PERFECT to emphasize that one action was completed before the other. Choose best e.g.:
When she arrived, the class had already started.
When she arrived, the class is going to start.
When she arrived, the class starts.
When she arrived, the class will already start.
8
Peter was nervous on his first day of work. He’d never had a job before.
Use PAST PERFECT to show that something is going to happen
Use the PAST PERFECT to emphasize your beliefs
Use PAST PERFECT to go back to later time in past narrative
Use PAST PERFECTto go back to an earlier time in a narrative
9
The use of the Past Perfect in sentences with time clauses with BEFORE and AFTER
isNOT necessary since the words show clear time relationship
is necessary with Past Perfect
is necessary since the words show a clear time relationship
is necessary since the words don't show a clear relationship
10
Do not use PAST PERFECT PROGRESSIVE with be, know, and seem. Which is incorrect:
She has known this all these years.
She is going to know everything when she reads your diary.
She'd been knowing she wanted to be an actor since she was 8
She had known that she wanted to be an actor since she was8
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"By midnight, he had finished most of his work, so he decided to go to bed." The verb phrase is
PAST SIMPLE
PRESENT PERFECT
PAST PERFECT
PAST PERFECT PROGRESSIVE

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