c
c

m

 



w
ô Examples:
ô You §


English before you
moved to New York.
ô ©
you 

English before you
moved to New York?
ô You §
not 

English before you
moved to New York
ë






  c

ô he Past Perfect expresses the idea that
something occurred before another action
in the past. It can also show that
something happened before a specific
time in the past
past

 


ô I§


never
never
such a beautiful beach before I went
to Kauai
Kauai
ô I did not have any money because I I§




my wallet
wallet
ô ony knew Istanbul so well because he he§




the
city several times
times
ô ©

musan ever
ever




hai before she moved to
hailand
hailand 
ô mhe only understood the movie because she she§



the book
book
ô Kristine§

Kristine
never
never
to an opera before last night
night
ô xe were not able to get a hotel room because we we§





in advance




advance
ô Ã ©

©
you ever
ever


the U.m. before your trip in
2006??
2006
B: Yes, II§


to the U.m. once before
before
ë




 

   


  
 


ô xithNon
xith Non--Continuous Verbs
Verbsand some
non--continuous uses of
non ofMixed Verbs
Verbswe
we
use the Past Perfect to show that
something started in the past and
continued up until another action in the
past
past 

 


ô xe §
§
that car for ten years before
it broke down.
ô By the time Ãlex finished his studies, he
§
 in London for over eight years.
ô hey felt bad about selling the house
because they §


it for more
than forty years.