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GRAMMAR Verb Structures

PAST PERFECT
Past Perfect is used to talk about an action that happened before another past action.The correct form for a sentence is: Subject + had + past participle.

PAST PERFECT

The past perfect simple
Uses
Examples
  • To talk about an action which took place and happened before another past action.
  • It emphasizes that an action was completed before another action took place.
I had finished my homework before dinner. She had left when I arrived.

why we use it

What is the purpose of using the Past Perfect?
PURPOSE
Examples
I had finished my homework when my friends called. (First I finished my homework, then they called)They had left when it started raining. She hadn't visited Paris before her trip last summer.
  • To show the order of past actions.
  • To make clear which action happened first and which happened after.

    REMEMBER

    Think of Past Perfect as: “the past of the past” had + past participle It doesn’t always need to use the formula “before”; you can use it with when, already, just, by the time…