Past Perfect
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teacher Denise Moraes Past Perfect We use the Past Perfect to show the SEQUENCE OF TWO ACTIONS IN THE PAST: the 1st action is expressed by the Past Perfect and
the 2nd action by the Past Simple
When Tom arrived at the bus stop, the bus had left 2nd action: Past Simple
1st action: Past Perfect
I visited my sister after she had bought a house 2nd action: Past Simple
1st action: Past Perfect
Past Perfect = had + past participle
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We weren’t hungry. We had had lunch before 2nd action: We weren’t hungry
1st action: We had had lunch
past simple
past perfect
Past Perfect = had + past participle had done
did
past perfect
past simple
1st action
2nd action
past
now
He was tired because he hadn’t slept well 2nd action: He was tired
1st action: He hadn’t slept well
past simple
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teacher Denise Moraes Past Perfect structure
I had seen her before auxiliary verb
main verb past participle
I’d seen her before short form
I had not seen her before auxiliary verb + not
main verb past participle
I hadn’t seen her before short form
Had you seen her before? auxiliary verb
main verb past participle
Yes, I had short form No, I hadn’t
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