Phrasal Verbs

Unit 12
Past Perfect Phrasal Verbs
The past perfect is used to show a relationship between one or more times in the past, or a
continuous time in the past, and a more recent time in the past.
Mike said that the wedding had fallen through.
more recent past more distant past
When I got to work, Mr. Taylor had already signed in.
more recent past more distant past
After I had signed out, I went home.
more distant past more recent past
Often, however, when the past perfect is possible, native speakers use the simple past
because the order of events is made clear from words like before or after.
After I signed out, I went home.
more distant past more recent past
The past perfect is formed with had and the past participle of the verb:
present:
He wakes up.
past:
He woke up.
past perfect: He had woken up.
Infinitive: back off
PRESENT TENSE
-ING FORM
PAST TENSE
PAST PARTICIPLE
back off & backs off backing off
backed off
backed off
1. back off p.v. When you move away from danger or a person you are arguing or fighting
with in order to avoid injury or a more serious fight or argument, you back off. When you
tell people to back off, you are warning them that you are becoming angry and that a fight
or argument is likely.
I’m warning you! You’d better back off.
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Tom backed off when he saw that Jake had a gun.
Infinitive: come across
PRESENT TENSE
-ING FORM