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PAST PERFECT

By Franciscocontreras
  • When do we use it?

    When do we use it?

    In general, we use it for actions that have occurred before another action in the past.
  • COMPONENTS

    COMPONENTS

    SUJECT (I, you, he, she, it, we, they), AUXILIARY (had), CONTRACTION (I’d, you’d, he’d, she’d, it’d, we’d, they’d) and PAST PARTICIPLE (studied, visited, worked…)
  • FORM AFFIRMATIVE

    FORM AFFIRMATIVE

    Suject + “had” + past participle…
  • EXAMPLE

    EXAMPLE

    --> I had visited the Louvre before, so I knew where the Mona Lisa was
  • FORM NEGATIVE

    FORM NEGATIVE

    Suject + “had not" + past participle
  • EXAMPLE

    EXAMPLE

    --> They had not studied English before they went to London
  • FORM INTERROGATIVE

    FORM INTERROGATIVE

    “Had not" + Suject + past participle?
  • EXAMPLE

    EXAMPLE

    --> Had you ever flown before the trip to France?