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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?