Past Perfect

 


The "past perfect" refers to a time before the recent past. It is used to indicate that an event occurred before another in the past. It does not matter which of the events is mentioned first, because the tense makes clear the temporal order in which they occurred.

Structure

Affirmative: Subject + had + past participle + object

Negative: Subject + had not + verb in past participle + object

Interrogative: Had +  sibject + verb in past particular + object?

Example: 

Affirmative.
- When we got to the movie theater, the movie started 
- When my friend arrived at the concert, it had already begun.
- The children had been missing for three days before they were found.

Negative 
- I hadn’t noticed the mistake.
- We had not finished eating when they left.
- Mary hadn’t tried sushi before.

Interrogative
- What cities had you visited before?
- Had you heard the news?
- Had you made a promise before?









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