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Past Perfect Tense

The past perfect tense in English is composed of two parts: the past tense of the verb to have (had) + the past participle of the main verb. For example, "We had decided…," "She had given…," or, "I hadn't asked…"

The past perfect refers to a time earlier than before now. It is used to make it clear that one event happened before another in the past. For example, "John had gone out when I arrived in the office," or, "He was very tired because he hadn't slept well."

Just is used with the past perfect to refer to an event that was only a short time earlier than before now. For instance, "She had just left the room when the police arrived," or, "We had just started the picnic when it began to rain."

Past Perfect Tense Grammar Quiz

  1. We for socks for Christmas but we got them anyway.

  2. Had the ghost ever to you before you went off your medication?

  3. I at several companies before I finally got a job.

  4. Andre Agassi Brooke Shields by the time he met Stephie Graf.

  5. Had you Fanta before you moved to Germany?

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nanji1222

China

"when they  arrived ,we had already started cooking "in this sentence ,event A is cook ,just right

08:12 AM Jan 17 2010 |

Smart evil

Smart evil

Pakistan

i had joined dis site just sum mints b4….....Cool

07:36 PM Jan 12 2010 |

superbchuck7

Brazil

When they arrived we had already started cooking He was very tired because he hadn't slept well.

I'm sorry, but the two second clauses above don't happen latest. It seems to me that they take place first.

first "He hadn't slept well" and afterwards "He was very tired". You can't become tired before a bad night´s sleep, can you?

 

12:42 PM Jan 04 2010 |

mohammed alnakhbi

Yemen

goooooooood

02:02 PM Jan 03 2010 |

mohammed alnakhbi

Yemen

good thanx

02:01 PM Jan 03 2010 |

cristinel

cristinel

Moldova, Republic Of

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09:21 AM Jan 01 2010 |

scatlett

scatlett

China

I had told him to buy a present for her birthday, but he forgot completely.

02:59 AM Jan 01 2010 |

julywidiawati

Indonesia

I had gone to Jakarta when by brother arrived at my home.

06:59 AM Dec 08 2009 |

makrat

Yemen

I knew i had know some thing abot this,,,,thank you

 

01:47 PM Oct 08 2009 |