Grammar past perfect

Grammar : past perfect Edward had escaped from an asylum before he worked in a freak show. The Police arrived after Edward had killed freaks. Encadre en rouge les groupes verbaux dans l'exemple.

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present

present

Edward had escaped from an asylum before he worked in a freak show. The Police arrived after Edward had killed freaks.

Pour raconter un événement passé, on utilisera généralement le prétérit . Si on souhaite évoquer une action antérieure (avant) une autre action passée, on utilisera le past perfect .

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Edward had escaped from an asylum before he worked in a freak show. The Police arrived after Edward had killed freaks.

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On le formera en employant l'auxiliaire HAVE conjuguéau prétérit et d'un participe passé . L'équivalent français du past perfect est le plus que parfait : J'avais entendu : I had heard. J'avais fait : I had done.

had

started

had seen

had arrived

had not done

had visited

had met

had lived

had not played

had finished

went

had put

started

the bus

had seen

was

corrected

had written

had not had

had not seen

went

received

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le présent simple ? le prétérit ? le past BE + V-ing ? le prétérit ? le past perfect ?

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l'auxiliaire BE ? l'auxiliaire HAVE ? au présent simple ? au prétérit ? le plus que parfait ? le passé composé ? l'imparfait ?