Past Perfect Simple

This Grammar ESL lesson is designed for adult learners to understand and apply the Past Perfect tense in various contexts. The lesson combines grammar slides, a video source, and interactive exercises.

Warm-Up

Begin with a game of matching the verbs with their Past Simple and past participle form.

Grammar

Introduce the Past Perfect tense using slides that offer definitions and examples. Discuss the construction “had + past participle” and how it’s used to describe actions or states that happened before a point in the past.

Video

Play a short educational video titled “Past Perfect Simple | ENGLISH GRAMMAR VIDEOS.” After watching, students perform exercises to solidify their knowledge.

Exercises

• Sentence Ordering: Students will be given sentences to place in the correct sequence to form a coherent story, practicing their understanding of the tense.
• Story Gaps: Students complete a given story by filling in the blanks with the correct Past Perfect form of the verbs.
• Sentence Combining: Students combine two sentences into one using the Past Perfect tense.

By the end of the lesson, students should have a solid understanding of the Past Perfect tense and how to use it effectively.