Belajar Bahasa Inggris10

Past Perfect
Past Perfect
Summary
Use
Signal words
Form of affirmative, negative sentences and questions
Spelling
Special verbs
Diagram
Long forms and short forms
Exercises - Past Perfect


Past Perfect - Use
1) Together with the Simple Past
Mary had read the book before she watched a film.

2) the past equivalent of the Present Perfect
He had played hockey.


Signal words
no unambiguous ones

Form
had + past participle

Examples
Affirmative sentences:
I had played hockey.
I'd played hockey. You had played hockey.
You'd played hockey.


Negative sentences:
I had not played hockey.
I'd not played hockey.
I hadn't played hockey. You had not played hockey.
You'd not played hockey.
You hadn't played hockey.

Questions:
Had you played hockey? Had you played hockey?
Attention
Past Perfect - Simple Past ;The match had started when he arrived.
Simple Past - Simple Past ;The match started when he arrived.