(共22张PPT)
Grammar and usage
Past perfect tense
过去完成时
structure:
had done/had been done
When to use it
If one action happens before another in
the past, the past perfect tense is used.
past
an even earlier
time in the past
past
present
Upon entering the tomb, Carter’s lucky pet bird , which had led him to the place, was eaten by a snake.
past
present
Carter’s lucky pet bird led
Carter to the tomb
Carter’s lucky pet bird
was eaten by a snake
Find some more sentences with past perfect tense in the curse of the mummy.
By the 1920s, he had become an explorer.
In 1922, Howard Carter made his most amazing discovery of all. He had received money from Lord Carnarvon.
The tomb contained more riches, gold and jewels than any of us had ever seen before.
It was the most important tomb that had ever been found.
Not long after the tomb had been opened, people in Carter’s team began to fall ill and die strangely.
A few months after Carter had opened the tomb, Lord Carnavon fell ill with a fever and died in Egypt.
By
ever before
after
after
It was the most that
than
contained
Make up sentences according to the time axis.
The patient had died when the doctor arrived.
The doctor arrived
The patient died
The patient died when the doctor arrived.
the doctor arrived
The patient died
past
past
1995
He stayed in Shanghai.
After he had stayed in Shanghai for 10 years, he went abroad in 2005.
He had stayed in Shanghai for 10 years before he went abroad in 2005.
He had stayed in Shanghai since 1995 before he went abroad in 2005.
past
now
2005
He went abroad.
After before since
1874
1891
1920
1922
1939
born
set sail for Egypt
started to search for the tombs of the Egyptian kings
discovered the tomb of King Tutankhamun
died
was taught to draw by his father
(a) born ,
(b) started to search for the tombs of the Egyptian kings
(c) set sail for Egypt,
(d) discovered the tomb of King Tutankhamun,
(e) was taught to draw by his father,
(f) died
(g) people
Summary of Carter’s life story
present
past
Make up sentences with past perfect tense (after, before, when, since, for or other time expressions)
1874
1891
1920
1922
1939
born
set sail for Egypt
started to search for the tombs of the Egyptian kings
discovered the tomb of King Tutankhamun
died
was taught to draw by his father
past
He said to me, ‘my sister was here three days ago.’
He told me that ___________________________.
‘Have you finished your homework?’ My mother asked me.
My mother asked me ____________________________.
He told me that he had never visited the Great Pyramid, but the year before he had read a book about it.
“_________________________________,” he said to me.
1) Past tense past perfect tense
2) Present perfect tense past perfect tense
direct speech
indirect speech
told/asked/explained/thought…
Two structures
1. subject+had+hardly +done+ when +subject+simple past tense.
2.subject+had+no sooner+done+than+subject+simple past tense.
He had hardly got into the room when the
telephone rang.
He had hardly arrived when it began to rain.
They had no sooner got home than it began to rain.
I had no sooner sat down than I felt sick.
我刚上车,车就开始动了.
我刚关上门就有人敲门.
I had hardly got on the bus when it began to move.
I had no sooner got on the bus than it began to move.
I had hardly closed the door when somebody knocked.
I had no sooner closed the door than somebody knocked.
我刚关上门就有人敲门.
我刚上车,车就开始动了.
如把hardly, no sooner前置,则主谓需要倒装
He had hardly arrived when it began to rain.
They had no sooner got home than it began to
rain.
Hardly had he arrived when it began to rain
No sooner had they got home than it began to
rain.
1. How long ___each other before they___
married?
A. had they known, got
B. have they known, get
C. did they know, were going to get
D. do they know, are going to get
2. By the time he was twelve, Edison _____ to
make a living by himself.
A. would begin B. has begun
C. had begun D. was begun
3. She _____ Robert for a year.
A. married
B. married with
C. has been married
D. has been marred to
4. When Jack arrived he learned Mary ____
for about an hour.
A. had gone B. had been away
C. had set off D. had left
5. I’ll go with you as soon as I_____ my work.
A. will finish B. shall finish
C. finish D. finished
6. Doctors_____in every part of the world.
A. need B. are needing
C. are needed D. will need
7. We all agree that he was stronger
than_________.
A. I looked B. I was looked
C. he looked D. he was looked
8. Great change _____ in the city, and a lot of
factories_______.
A. have been taken place; have been set up
B. have taken place; have been set up
C. are taken place; are set up
D. were taken place; were set up
9. Do you think Sam will call his old teacher as
soon as he________ in town?
A. will be arrived B. is arrived
C. arrive D. will arrive
10.That dinner was the most expensive meal
we_______________.
A. would have B. have had
C. had never had D. had ever had
用所给动词的适当形式填空。
1. The crazy fans ________(wait) for the Super girls patiently so long and they would wait till they ______(show) up.
2.?---What were you up to when she dropped in?
---Oh, I_______ (surf) on the Internet for a while and was going to do some reading.
3.?He told us he _______(do) the research in the field for many years and would keep on.
had been waiting
had been doing
had surfed
showed
4.?By the time I got to the office, the meeting _______ (begin, already) without me. My boss was angry with me and I _____(fire).
5.?When Peter ______ (enter) the room, I _________(not, recognize) him because he ______(lose) so much weight. He looked totally different.
6. I ________(visit) so many beautiful places since I came to China. Before moving here, I _______ (never, hear) of the Great Wall, the Summer Palace, the West Lake and so on.
had already begun
was fired
entered
didn’t recognize
had lost
have visited
had never heard
Homework
Finish the exercises on
(1.)p104, workbook,
(2.) p96-p97, exercise book.
(3.)prepare the dictation