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Slide 2 : Dan had realized that he needed to do something fast. The kidnapper had given him about 24 hours to COME UP WITH one hundred thousand dollars. So, he had called up a few of his friends to help him out with that AMOUNT.
He had called several good friends like Joe and Aaron. But none of them could help him out. He had also called his friend Joyce. She had said she was in the Bahamas, but had saved a little extra money she could spare.
After she had transferred the money to his ACCOUNT, he had enough money to SAVE his family. He had had a lot of doubts about this, but he had known that his family’s life DEPENDED on him.
When Dan had headed south, he didn’t tell the cops where he was going. He had been afraid that they would get in the way. They didn’t even know that he had come up with the cash to pay the ransom.
Dan had put the money in his beat-up, old chevy, and had driven off early. Hours later he had finally arrived at the bottom of the mountain and driven around for a bit. He had just pulled into a gas station when he received another call on his cell.
The KIDNAPPER had told him to turn down ROUTE 65 and drive for five miles. When he had come to an abandoned old WAREHOUSE he was supposed to wait outside in the car.
Vocabulary Words : Vocabulary Words Kidnapper
Amount
Account
Save
Depend
Route
Warehouse
Structure LessonPast Perfect Tense : Step 1: Reason For Past Perfect Is To Order Events Chronologically
I went to see the movie. We discussed the movie in class Structure LessonPast Perfect Tense I went to see the movie we
had discussed in class.
Structure LessonPast Perfect Tense : Step 2: The Past In The Past
The plane left at 8 am. We arrived at the airport at 8:05 am.
When we arrived at the airport, the plane had already left.
"You are too late. The plane has left.“
(Present perfect)
"I was too late. The plane had left."
(Past perfect) Structure LessonPast Perfect Tense
Structure LessonPast Perfect Tense : Step 3: Used In Reported Speech
(‘said’, ‘told’, ‘asked’, ‘thought’, and ‘wondered’)
She told them that the taxi had left.
You thought you had met him before, but you were wrong.
They explained that they had closed the window because of the noise.
He wondered if he had been there before.
I asked her why she had not finished. Structure LessonPast Perfect Tense
Structure LessonPast Perfect Tense : Step 4: Be Careful When NOT To Use It
When I was young, I had been a waiter.
(Incorrect as there is no reference to other events)
When I was young, I was a waiter.
(Correct)
Yesterday the neighbors had opened their new business.
(Incorrect)
Yesterday the neighbors opened their new business. (Correct) Structure LessonPast Perfect Tense
Structure LessonPast Perfect Tense : Step 5: Hints Of When We Can Use The Past Perfect
(‘when’, ‘by the time’, ‘already’, ‘never’, ‘ever’, ‘just’, ‘before’ and ‘after’)
I had already finished my homework when my father arrived.
She did not go with her parents to the circus because she had been there before.
By the time I got to the station, the train had already left.
Observation:
She had left before we got there.
She left before we got there. Structure LessonPast Perfect Tense
Structure LessonPast Perfect Tense : Bonus: The Contraction Of ‘Had’ So You Don’t Confuse It With ‘Would’
You thought you´d met him before, but you were wrong.
They explained that they’d closed the window because of the noise.
He wondered if he’d been there before.
I asked her why she’d not finished.
He´d be here by 2 pm. (would – main verb or accompanied with have)
He´d been here before we got there. (had – past participle) Structure LessonPast Perfect Tense
Slide 10 : Dan had realized that he needed to do something fast.
The kidnapper had given him about 24 hours to come up with one hundred thousand dollars.
So, he had called up a few of his friends to help him out with that amount.
She had said she was in the Bahamas, but had saved a little extra money she could spare.
After she had transferred the money to his account, he had enough money to save his family.
He had had a lot of doubts about this, but he had known that his family’s life depended on him.
Dan hadn’t told the cops where he was going when he headed south Structure LessonPast Perfect Tense
Pronunciation Lesson : Pronunciation Lesson
Pronunciation Lesson : Pronunciation Lesson
Idioms And Expressions: : Idioms And Expressions: ‘Come Up With’ The question of his raise came up in the meeting.
The sun came up beautifully again today from behind the mountain
That soldier rapidly came up the ranks and is now a general.
I used to be the president’s secretary. But I have worked hard and have come up.
You are going to have to come up with something to tell her so she won´t get suspicious.
He came up with some pretty good ideas on how to fix the problem.
It was impossible for Roy to come up with the money to pay the loan shark.
Where did you come up with that idea?
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