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Past Perfect

Learn the correct form, use and structure of the past perfect tense and use it confidently in English conversation.

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Past Perfect
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* When all activities are completed thoroughly with 10 minutes allocated to each self-study activity.

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Make notes on any course page to download to Microsoft Word or print. All your notes are stored in your online diary.

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Join our course social group to connect to other learners, message them and engage in forums.

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Use our built-in translator to translate anything into your own language.

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Ask our teachers anything English-related using our online messaging tool.

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Download numerous resources including flashcards, worksheets and games to practise.

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Past Perfect Introduction 15mins 3 Topics

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Past Perfect Course Syllabus 5mins

Read an extensive course syllabus that explains what each activity is, how to complete it and how it will help you improve your understanding of the past perfect tense.

Past Perfect Course Objectives 5mins

We set out the key objectives for this course so you can identify what you need to learn. We provide a downloadable checklist that you can print out to check off the points as you go through the course.

Past Perfect Tense Introduction 5mins

Go through our self-paced presentation that explains what tenses are, why we need them and how the tense system works in English. As well as a presentation, you can test yourself using our interactive question and answer flashcards.

Past Perfect Grammar 25mins 4 Topics

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Past Perfect Grammar 10mins

Watch our explanation video about the past perfect tense. This includes the slides used in our grammar presentations with notes lines and an interactive worksheet, which you can answer whilst watching the video. We provide the correct answers to this interactive worksheet too and point you to our grammar forum, where you can ask any questions about the correct grammar of the past perfect tense.

Past Perfect Keywords 5mins

Keywords are special words that work very well with one tense. In this video, we explain the most common keywords in the past perfect tense. We explain their position in the sentence, whether they require time phrases or not and if they work in affirmative, negative or question sentences.

Past Perfect Common Mistakes 5mins

After lots of teaching experience, we have identified the most common mistakes made when trying to use the past perfect tense. We explain the top 3 and point out how you can avoid making these same mistakes yourself.

Past Perfect In Real Life 5mins

Look at some real-life examples of the past perfect being used in articles written by native English speakers.

Past Perfect Self-Study 1hr 5 Topics | 1 Quiz

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Past Perfect By The Time 10mins

This activity uses the vocabulary of life events, such as learning to walk, your first word and your first hobby. We ask you to try and remember the first time you completed these activities, therefore requiring the past perfect tense. You'll get to practise the use of the keyword "by the time" too. You can easily download our flashcard prompts or use our online tool to avoid printing.

Past Perfect Timelines 10mins

Review your use of the past perfect tense when two past events are used in a sentence. Download our timeline flashcards and explain the series of events, correctly using the past perfect tense and the typical keywords in this tense.

Past Perfect Adapted Timelines 10mins

Past Perfect My Biggest Regret 10mins

Use our course forum to express your biggest regrets using the past perfect tense. You can read what other course learners have written and you can receive feedback and corrections from our teachers.

Past Perfect Finish the Sentence 10mins

Use our downloadable sentence starter flashcards to think creatively and use the past perfect tense. You must explain why certain events happened using the past perfect tense. You can share your reasons with us on a group forum.

Past Perfect Quiz

15mins

Test your knowledge and understanding of the past perfect tense by taking this quiz. You'll be tested on all forms, use and structure of the tense and will receive your grade immediately after completing the quiz. You can read through our detailed explanations and answers after completing the quiz and compare your result to our other course members on our quiz leaderboard.

Past Perfect Summary 20mins 4 Topics

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Past Perfect Review 5mins

This review page summarises everything learnt in this course in a one-page PDF.

Past Perfect Learning Outcomes 5mins

We list the objectives of this course and your achievements, so you can see how much you have progressed by taking our course.

Past Perfect Further Reading 5mins

Expand your English knowledge by using our additional online resources.

Past Perfect Course Feedback 5mins

We always appreciate any feedback from our learners. Here you have the chance to fill in an optional questionnaire telling us what you liked and didn't like so we can keep on improving for our future learners.

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16 Topics
1 Quiz
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Past Perfect

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Notes Tool

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Translator

Support

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