Lição 20 - Past Perfect Tense

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In this lesson you'll learn how to use the past perfect tense. Plenty of examples are given to show you how to use the past perfect tense. You'll also learn the past participles of more common English verbs.

A conversation is also included between two friends, who talk about the first day on a job.

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Conversações

English

Mark has just finished the first day at his new job. His friend Eric works a few blocks away, and they've met up at local café.

Eric: How was the first day at your new job?

Mark: Well, I had just arrived at the office, when I realized I had left my wallet at home. I went back home to get it, and by the time I was back at the office, I was 20 minutes late.

Eric: Oh no! Did it cause a problem?

Mark: No, but wasn't a good way to start my first day.

Eric: What happened next?

Mark: I introduced myself to the receptionist, then after a few minutes Susan arrived. She is one of the people who sat in on the interview. She took me around and introduced me to the people I'll be working with.

Eric: Had you met any of the people that you'll be working with before?

Mark: Yes. I had met Mike already at a friend's wedding, but I don't know him very well.

Eric: Did they put you to work right away?

Mark: No. Susan brought me to my desk and gave me a lot of documents to read.

Eric: I remember when I first started my job last year. I was very nervous, but it felt like starting on a new adventure as well.

Português

Mark acabou de terminar o primeiro dia em seu novo emprego. Seu amigo Eric trabalha a alguns quarteirões de distância, e eles se encontraram no café local.

Eric: Como foi o primeiro dia em seu novo emprego?

Mark: Bem, eu tinha acabado de chegar ao escritório, quando percebi que havia deixado minha carteira em casa. Voltei para casa para pegá -lo e, quando estava de volta ao escritório, estava 20 minutos atrasado.

Eric: Oh não! Causou um problema.

Mark: Não, mas não foi uma boa maneira de começar meu primeiro dia.

Eric: O que aconteceu depois?

Mark: Eu me apresentei à recepcionista e, depois de alguns minutos, Susan chegou. Ela é uma das pessoas que se sentaram na entrevista. Ela me levou e me apresentou às pessoas com as quais vou trabalhar.

Eric: Você conheceu alguma das pessoas com quem estará trabalhando antes?

Mark: Sim. Eu já conheci Mike no casamento de um amigo, mas não o conheço muito bem.

Eric: Eles colocaram você para trabalhar imediatamente?

Mark: Não. Susan me levou à minha mesa e me deu muitos documentos para ler.

Eric: Lembro -me de quando comecei meu emprego no ano passado. Eu estava muito nervoso, mas parecia começar em uma nova aventura também.

Vocabulário e Frases

I had just arrived at the office Eu tinha acabado de chegar ao escritório
I had left my wallet Eu tinha deixado minha carteira
Did it cause a problem? Isso causou um problema?
receptionist recepcionista
interview entrevista
a friend's wedding casamento de um amigo
Did they put you to work right away? Eles te colocaram para trabalhar?
desk escrivaninha
documents documentos
adventure aventura

Gramática

More Past Participles

Like the present perfect tense, the past perfect tense also uses past participles. The following table shows the past tense and past participle of some more common verbs.

Verb Past Tense Past Participle Português
be was been ser, estar
begin began begun começar, iniciar
believe believed believed acreditar, crer
break broke broken quebrar
choose chose chosen escolher
close closed closed fechar
come came come vir
do did done fazer
drink drank drunk beber
eat ate eaten comer
enjoy enjoyed enjoyed apreciar, desfrutar
fall fell fallen cair
feel felt felt sentir
find found found encontrar
fly flew flown voar
forget forgot forgotten esquecer
give gave given dar
go went gone ir
happen happened happened acontecer
have had had ter
know knew known conhecer
learn learned learned aprender
let let let permitir, alugar
like liked liked gostar
live lived lived viver
need needed needed necessitar
open opened opened abrir
run ran run correr
say said said dizer
see saw seen ver
sit sat sat sentar
sleep slept slept dormir
speak spoke spoken falar
stand stood stood ficar
take took taken tomar, levar
talk talked talked falar, conversar
teach taught taught ensinar, instruir
tell told told contar
think thought thought pensar
touch touched touched tocar
turn turned turned virar
walk walked walked andar
want wanted wanted querer
wish wished wished desejar
write wrote written escrever

Past Perfect Tense

The past perfect tense is used to indicate that an event happened before another event, or before a specific date in the past.

The past perfect tense is formed using the past participle of a verb along with the simple past tense of the verb have. The following table shows the past perfect tense of the verb walk.

Past Perfect Tense
I had walked
you had walked
he had walked
she had walked
it had walked
we had walked
they had walked

Exemplos

I had already left when you arrived. Eu já tinha saído quando você chegou.
I planned to wash the dishes, but somebody had already washed them. Eu planejava lavar os pratos, mas alguém já havia lavado eles.
She had already learned French before she started to learn Spanish. Ela já havia aprendido francês antes de começar a aprender espanhol.
We had come home before it started to rain. Chegamos em casa antes de começar a chover.
They had studied for the exam before writing it. Eles haviam estudado para o exame antes de escrevê-lo.
Had he locked the door when he left work? Ele trancou a porta quando saiu do trabalho?
He had forgotten to lock the door when he left for work. Ele havia esquecido de trancar a porta quando saiu para o trabalho.
He had not locked the door before he left for work. Ele não havia trancado a porta antes de sair para o trabalho.
Had the car needed a new engine when you bought it? O carro precisava de um motor novo quando você o comprou?
Had you read the books before you gave them to me? Você já leu os livros antes de entregá-los para mim?
She had just gotten home when they arrived. Ela tinha acabado de chegar em casa quando eles chegaram.
I wanted to watch the movie, but they had already seen it. Eu queria assistir ao filme, mas eles já tinham visto.
It hadn't happened until last week. Não aconteceu até a semana passada.

Flashcards

Here are some flashcards to help you learn the past perfect tense. For each flashcard change the verb in the past tense to the past perfect tense.

Exame

In the quiz for this lesson, you'll practice using the past perfect tense. Make sure you know the past participles included in this lesson. You can take the quiz as many times as you like. Your highest score will be saved.

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