ESCUELA SUPERIOR DE ADMINISTRACIÓN PÚBLICA
ELECTIVA IV ENGLISH IV
PAST PERFECT WORKSHOP
PROF. ARANGO
NOMBRE: ALBA JANNETH LOAIZA LONDOÑO
1. Ordering Events in the Past Perfect 15%
Look at the timeline of Pablo Picasso’slife. Then read each pair of sentences about
Picasso and combine them, using the adverb in parentheses and the past perfect as in
the two examples.
1. Picasso drew his first
picture. Picasso turned two.
(by the time)
Picasso had drawn his first picture by the time he turned two. OR
By the time he turned two, Picasso had drawn his first picture.
2. Picasso spoke his first word.
Picasso drew his first picture. (before)
Picasso had drawn his first picture before he spoke his first word OR
Before he spoke his first word Picasso had drawn his first picture
3. Picasso lived in Malaga.
Picasso entered the Royal Academy in Madrid. (until)
Picasso lived in Malaga until Picasso entered the Royal Academy in Madrid
4. Picasso was 23 years old.
Picasso produced more than 1,000 works of art. (by the time)
by the time Picasso was 23 years old Picasso produced more than 1,000 works of art
5. Picasso became well
known. Picasso
moved to Paris. (after)
Picasso became well known after Picasso moved to Paris.
6. Picasso painted Les Demoiselles
d’Avignon. The history of art
changed forever. (after)
After Picasso painted Les Demoiselles d’Avignon, The history of art changed forever.
7. The Nazis bombed Guernica, Spain.
Picasso painted his anti-war painting, Guernica. (after)
The Nazis bombed Guernica, Spain After Picasso painted his anti-war painting, Guernica.
8. Picasso moved to southern France.
Picasso lived in Paris for many years. (when)
When Picasso moved to southern France, Picasso lived in Paris for many years.
9. Picasso lived in Mougins for
almost 20 years. Picasso died.
(when)
when Picasso lived in Mougins for almost 20 years Picasso died.
2. Expressing Reasons and Contrasts
Match the different words or phrases from each column to write twelve logical sentences
with the past perfect and the past perfect continuous.
I’d been working at the computer
for hours.
I’d left my glasses at
I bought a new car home. my old one had
been running fine.
My eyes were aching
I hadn’t worked very
My teacher loved my report although hard on it.
My grades were terrible because I’d been studying
I’d never bought a new car very hard.
I’d taken a nap
I got a low grade on my report
after lunch.
I hadn’t been taking good class
notes lately.
I’d never had enough money.
my parents had always promised to help
with the payments.
my old one had been acting up.
1. I bought a new car although my old one had been running fine
2. My eyes were aching because I´d been working at the computer for hours
3. My teacher loved my report because I’d been studying very hard.
4. My grades were terrible because I hadn’t been taking good class notes lately.
5. I’d never bought a new car although my old one had been acting up
6. I got a low grade on my report because I hadn’t worked very hard on it.
7. I bought a new car because I’d never had enough money.
8. My eyes were aching because I’d left my glasses at home
9. My eyes were aching although t I’d taken a nap after lunch
10. I’d never bought a new car because my parents had always promised to help with the payments.
11. My grades were terrible although I’d been studying very hard.
12. I’d never bought a new car because I’d never had enough money.
MY TIME LINE 20%
JORGE ENRIQUE ARANGO CIFUENTES
3. Write events that happened in your personal life using the Past Perfect and the
Simple Past like in the following time line. You may use your creativity and design your
own time line with images or an infographic. Write at least eight complete events.
1963 MOVED TO GENOVA
1967 STARTED PRIMARY SCHOOL
1978 FINISHED HIGH SCHOOL
1979 TRAVELLED TO FRANCE
1981 ARRIVED TO LONDON (ENGLAND)
1985 RETURNED TO COLOMBIA
1992 GRADUATED FROM MODERN LANGUAGES
1995 STARTED TEACHING AT THE COLOMBO AMERICANO
2000 GOT MARRIED
2002 MY DAUGHTER VALENTINA WAS BORN
2. By the time I started my primary school, I had lived in Genova for five years.
3. I had lived in Genova when I started my primary school.
4. When I travelled to France, I had already finished my high school.
5. I had lived in France for three years by the time I arrived to London.
6. When I returned to Colombia, I had lived in Europe for six years.
7. Before I started teaching at the Colombo Americano, I had already graduated from
Modern Languages.
8. By the time I got married, I had already started teaching at the Colombo Americano.
9. My daughter Valentina had not been born by the time I graduated from Modern
Languages.
PAST PERFECT
SIMPLE PAST
ADVERB
1978 MOVED TO DOSQUEBRADAS
1979 STARTED MY STUDIES
1993 WAS BORN MY SON LEONARDO
1998 START WORKING AT THE TRANSPORTATION TERMINAL
2000 I TRAVELED TO SANTANDER
2002 WAS BORN MY SON FREDDY
2007 I RETURNED TO DOSQUEBRADAS
2010 WAS BORN MY DAUGHTER VALENTINA
1. When I traveled to Santander, I had already been living in Dosquebradas for twenty two
years.
2. I had lived in Dosquebradas when I started my primary school.
3. When my son Leonardo was born, I had been living in Dosquebradas for fifteen years.
4. I had lived in Dosquebradas for 22 years by the time I arrived in Málaga Santander.
5. When I returned to Risaralda, I had lived in Santander for seven years.
6. When my son Freddy was born, I had been living in Santander for two years
7. When my daughter Valentina was born, I had been living in Dosquebradas for three years.
8. When I worked at the transport terminal, I was twenty-five years old