Dear AJFC,
1. When you teach past perfect and simple past and you write the examples on the board use different colours for the
different tenses.
E.g.
After the family had had
breakfast, they went to the zoo.
2. Write a
story on pieces of paper, cut the sentences, give the sentences to the students
and ask them to put the story together.
3. Find
sentences which are connected to past perfect and healthy lifestyle.
E.g. He
had been healthy until he started overeating. (it can be connected to a
photo of a fat man)
After I had gone shopping, I stopped at the health spa.
4. Check it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikznrVaKkI4
Good luck
H.