Had + Verb 3

We discuss lots of materials about English once a week. We are discussing lots of materials about English at present. We discussed lots of materials about English three weeks ago. While we were discussing lots of materials about English, our brains were operating busily for hours. We have dicussed lots of materials since the new manager joined our company.

I had brush my teeth, I used some mouthwash to make sure my breathwould be extra fresh. I ralized I had rinsed my mouth with aftershave instead of mouthwash. I went to get dressed and realized I had left my best shirt in the washer. After I had waited for a few minutes, I realized I had put on my shirt inside out. When I came back, a waiter had given my table to someone else. They finally gave me a tableapolozising that they had made a mistake. When I saw her, I felt the wait had been worth it.

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Learn how to use correctly the past perfect tense in this video. You're going to see several situations where we need to use this tense. Words like already, when, after, before, never can indicate that Past Perfect could be used.

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had + verb 3

Example. I had finished my job when my boss called.

Time up to a point in the pastWe use the past perfect simple (had + past participle) to talk about time up to a certain point in the past.Example.She'd published her first poem by the time she was eight. We'd finished all the water before we were halfway up the mountain.Had the parcel arrived when you called yesterday?

The earlier of two past actionsWe can use had+verb 3 to show the order of two past events. It shows the earlier action and the past simple (verb 2) shows the later action. Example.When the police arrived, the thief had escaped.The thief had escaped when the police arrived.

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had + verb 3 with 'before'We can also use had+verb3 followed by 'before' to show that an action was not done or was incomplete when the past simple action happened.Example.They left before I'd spoken to them.Sadly, the author died before he'd finished the series.

AdverbsWe often use the adverbs with the past perfect. Example. I called his office but he'd already left. It still hadn't rained at the beginning of May. I went to visit her when she'd just moved to Berlin. It was the most beautiful photo I'd ever seen. Had you ever visited London when you moved there? I'd never met anyone from California before I met Jim.

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