PAST PERFECT

PAST PERFECT

We use the past perfect simple (had + past participle) to talk about time up to a certain point in the past.

We can use the past perfect to show the order of two past events. The past perfect shows the earlier action and the past simple shows the later action.

A. GRAMMAR PRACTICE. Choose the correct meaning for each statement 

• “Before they decided to have the meeting in Bangkok, I had already decided to take my vacation there.”

First they decided to have the meeting in Bangkok. Then I decided to take my vacation there.
First I decided to take my vacation in Bangkok. Then they decided to have the meeting there.

• “By the time she got to the meeting, she had already reviewed the agenda.”

First she reviewed the agenda. Then she got to the meeting.
First she got to the meeting. Then she reviewed the agenda.

• “They had already asked us to turn off our cell phones when the CEO began her presentation.”

First they asked us to turn off our cell phones. Then the CEO began her presentation.
First the CEO began her presentation. Then they asked us to turn off our cell phones.