GRAMMAR:

PAST PERFECT USES OF GET SUBJECT AND OBJECT

QUESTIONS. QUESTION TAGS

Victoria had already been to Italy before she visited Rome last summer.

When Javier came to my house, he had gone to the supermarket to get some candies.

Subj + HAD + Past part iciple (been, gone…)

HAD + Subj + Past part iciple ? (interrogative)

Subj + HAD NOT + Past part. (negative)

Past Perfect: We are tel l ing things that happened before a recent past.

You / Study / a foreign language / before / you / come / this school.

Before / everyone /have / TVs, what / people / do / evenings.

Be / life / harder / for / people /in / past? Someone / invent / DVDs / before / you / be / born What / be / most exciting thing / you / do / last

year?

Had you studied a foreign language before you came to this school?

What had people done in the evenings before everyone had TVs

Was l i fe harder for people in the past? Had someone invented DVDs before you

were born? What was the most excit ing thing you did

last year?

What / Juan / eat / when / he / be / sick?

What / Fátima / say / before / Pilar / be / so upset?

Why / Leonor / leave the classrom / when /the teacher / come in?

What / Juan / eat / when / he / feel / sick?

What / Mónica / say / before / Pilar / be / so upset?

What had Juan eaten when he felt sick?

What had Mónica said before Pilar was so upset?

Why had Leonor left the classroom before the teacher came in?

Driving licence, bus, dark, the flu, upset, up

+ adjective:

+ noun:

+ phrasal verbs: get away Get together…

+ nouns:

Driving licence, bus, dark, the flu, upset, up

+ adjective: get dark, get upset

+ noun: get a driving l icence

+ phrasal verbs: get up,

+ nouns: get the f lu, get a bus

Do you usually ____ early at the weekend? At what age can you ______ for a car? What nice _____ did you _____ last Christmas What time do you ______ from school? What _____ do you want to ______ when you

leave school? Will your English _____or worse this year? Did you _____ when your parents left you at

school on your first day? Where do you ______ with friends? Do you usually walk to school or do you _____? How often do you _____ colds and coughs in the

winter.

Exercise 2, page 18

Do you usually get up early at the weekend? At what age can you get a driving licence for a car? What nice presents did you get last Christmas What time do you get home from school? What job do you want to get when you leave school? Will your English get better or worse this year? Did you get upset when your parents left you at

school on your first day? Where do you get together with friends? Do you usually walk to school or do you get a bus? How often do you get the flu, colds and coughs in the

winter.

When we refers to the subject: Who gave Michael the money? normal Past, no auxiliar verb.

Michael’s dad gave it. (subject)

When we refers to the object: What did Liz miss? Past interrogative form

Lizz miss the keys. (object)

Who / buy / present for Rachel? What / mark / you / get / in / test? How many people / go / Mick’s party? Which friends / you / meet / Friday night? What pets / you / have / when you were

younger? Who / sing / that amazing song?

Who / bought a/ present for Rachel? What / mark / did you / get / in / test? How many people / went to / Mick’s party? Which friends / did you / meet / Friday night? What pets / did you / have / when you were

younger? Who / sang / that amazing song?

Her cousin Pete went with her.40000 people went.George Best.He scored three goalsManchester United won the match.

Her cousin Pete went with her. Who went with Liz? 40000 people went. How many people went to the match? George Best. Who was the Manchester United’ star player? He scored three goals. How many goald did he score? Manchester United won the match. Who won the match?

Examples Situations.

1. I was talking to my cousin when he scored.

A. Two actions in progress at the same time

2. When I passed the test, my dad gave me the rest of the money

B. An action which happened when another was in progress

3. As mum was putt ing my things in my school bag, I was gett ing more and more upset.

C. Two actions which happened ine after the other.

Examples Situations.

1. I was talking to my cousin when he scored.

A. Two actions in progress at the same time

2. When I passed the test, my dad gave me the rest of the money

B. An action which happened when another was in progress

3. As mum was putt ing my things in my school bag, I was gett ing more and more upset.

C. Two actions which happened ine after the other.

1 B ; 2 C; 3 A

1. The Titanic / not sail / Japan /when it sink2. Julius Caesar / live / Rome / when / he /die3. Pliny the Elder /watch / as / Vesuvius /erupt4. Garibaldi /born / France / but / not / die / there5. Some fans / fight / while / we / watch / match.

6. Marina / be / in the Dominican Republic / while /we /suffer / the school lessons.

1. The Titanic / not sail / Japan /when it sinkThe Titanic wasn’t sail ing to Japan when it sank1. Julius Caesar / l ive / Rome / when / he /dieJulius Caesar swas l iving in Rome when he died.1. Pliny the Elder /watch / as / Vesuvius /erupt2. Pliny the Elder was watching as Vesuvius

erupted3. Garibaldi /born / France / but / not / die /

thereGaribaldi was born in France but he didn’t die

there.1. Some fans / f ight / while / we / watch / matchSome fans fought /were f ighthing while we were

watching the match.Marina was in the Dominican Republic while we

were suffering the school lessons.

- Pablo is good at maths, isn’t he? - Pablo es bueno en matemáticas, ¿no?

Ana has been to Italy for two months, hasn’t she? afirmative (present perfect)

Negative

Amanda didn’t play the piano last week, did she? Negative (past) AfirmativeBEWARE: We use here the

auxiliar verb “did”, not “play”and we keep the same tense.

Leonor is good at dancing, ___________ Juan was in the kitchen, ______________ Amanda studies korean, ___________ Marina has been to the Dominican Republic,

_______ “Fátima” is a very difficult name to memorize,

________ Lucía doesn’t like lizzards, ________ Alicia loves parties on Friday nights, _______

Leonor is good at dancing, _isn’t she?_ Juan wasn’t in the kitchen, __was he?____ Amanda studies korean, __doesn’t she?____ Marina has been to the Dominican Republic,

_hasn’t she?_____ “Fátima” is not a very difficult name to memorize,

___is it?_____ Lucía doesn’t like lizzards, __does she?______ Alicia loves parties on Friday nights, __doesn’t

she?_____

The best bit : lo mejor. I bet (…): Me apuesto que… That sounds great: suena genial. Have I ever told you…: Te he contado alguna

vez… Ride down: conducir calle abajo…