Jifunze

We use the Past Perfect to talk about something that happened before another action in the past. The formula is 'had + past participle'. For example, 'I had eaten breakfast before I went to school'.

Tunatumia Past Perfect kuzungumzia kitu kilichotokea kabla ya kitendo kingine kilichotokea katika zamani. Fomula ni 'had + past participle'. Kwa mfano, 'Nimemla chakula cha asubuhi kabla sijae shule'.

Mifano & Matamshi

She had eaten breakfast before she went to the market.

Alikula chakula cha asubuhi kabla ya kwenda sokoni.

using 'had + past participle'

They had already planted maize on their shamba.

Walikua wamepanda mahindi shambani kwao.

using 'already'

We had learned the new vocabulary before the teacher gave us a test.

Tulikuwa tumesoma maneno mapya kabla mwalimu kutupatia mtihani.

using Past Perfect to show cause

Zoezi: Tamka mifano hii

Soma Zaidi

Mfano (Example)

I had finished my homework before my mother called me to have dinner. My brother had already eaten and was watching TV. I was very hungry and ate quickly.

Nimemaliza shughuli zangu za nyumbani kabla mama yangu akinita kumletea chakula cha jioni. Kaka yangu alikula tayari na alikuwa akionyesha runinga. Nilikuwa na kiu sana na nikala haraka.

Maelezo (Detail)

In the sentence 'I had finished my homework before my mother called me to have dinner', the word 'had finished' is in the Past Perfect tense. This is because it happened before another action in the past, which is 'my mother called me'. We can also use 'already' to show that something happened before another action, like in 'my brother had already eaten'.

Katika sentensi 'Nimemaliza shughuli zangu za nyumbani kabla mama yangu akinita kumletea chakula cha jioni', neno 'nimemaliza' limetumia wakati wa Past Perfect. Hii ni kwa sababu ilotokea kabla ya kitendo kingine kilichotokea katika zamani, ambacho ni 'mama yangu akinita'. Tunaweza pia kutumia 'tayari' kuonyesha kwamba kitu kilotokea kabla ya kitendo kingine, kama ilivyo katika 'kaka yangu alikula tayari'.

Maswali

1

What was happening when the writer's mother called them to have dinner, find the correct action in the sentence below: (Nini kilikuwa kikiendelea wakati mama yake akimwita kula chakula cha jioni, pata kitendo sahihi katika sentensi ifuatayo:)

I had finished my homework before my mother called me to have dinner.

Nimemaliza shughuli zangu za nyumbani kabla mama yangu akinita kumletea chakula cha jioni.

finished homework

2

Complete the sentence: I __________ my homework before I played with my friends.

3

Which of the following sentences is in the Past Perfect tense?

4

Find the mistake in the sentence: 'I eat breakfast before I go to school.'

Zungumza

Sema: Say what you had done before you came to school today.

Sema sentensi hii kwa sauti