Past perfect grammar

1. A day in John’s life An easy way to understand the past perfect

2.

Before John
had
he
a shower,
had woken
up.

3.

Before John
had
he
breakfast ,
had had
a shower.

4.

Before John
brushed
he
his teeth,
had had
breakfast.

5.

Before John
got
he
dressed,
had brushed
his teeth.

6.

Before John
left
he
home,
had got
dressed.

7.

Before John
drove
he
to work,
had left
home.

8.

Before John
started
work,
he
had driven
to work.

9.

Before John
had
he
lunch,
had started
work.

10.

Before John
finished
he
work,
had had
lunch.

11.

Before John
had
he
a cup of coffee,
had finished
work.

12.

Before John
he
went
to a gym,
had had
a cup of coffee.

13.

Before John
read
he
a magazine,
had gone
to the gym.

14.

Before John
took
he
a dog for a walk
had read
a magazine.

15.

Before John
he
phoned
his mother,
had taken
a dog for a walk.

16.

Before John
had
he
a bath,
had phoned
his mother.

17.

Before John
watched
he
TV,
had had
a bath.

18.

Before John
went
he
to bed,
had watched
TV.

19.

Exercises
1. Make sentences about John as in the example:
A: John brushed his teeth.
B: But before that he had had breakfast.
2. Make questions about John as in the example:
A: What had John done before he finished work?
B: He had had lunch.