PAST PERFECT

Carlos Ramos
 DEFINITION
Usamos el Past Perfect para referirnos a una
acción que se realizó antes que otra en el
pasado. Entonces el uso es organizar ideas en el
pasado, para específicamente referirte que
acción sucedió primero.
 PAST PERFECT
I HAD BREAKFAST
I HAD TAKEN A SHOWER

5 AM 6 AM
PAST PRESENT FUTURE
PAST PARTICIPLE VERBS
 (+) STRUCTURE
De la misma forma que el Present Perfect, el Past
Perfect se va a ayudar del verbo HAVE en su forma
auxiliar (había/tenía) y el verbo de acción adopta el
pasado participio.

☺ + HAD + action verb (past participle) + comp

I had visited this city before
I’d visited this city before
La abreviatura es la misma que al usar el
verbo modal WOULD. La diferencia es que
en Past Perfect el verbo de acción se
transforma en pasado participio.
 (+) STRUCTURE
☺ + HAD + action verb (past participle) + comp

She had studied German before she entered college

He’d practiced ballet before playing football
We’d talked in English before the break
Jonathan had studied English because he tried
Engineering and it was boring to him.
 (-) STRUCTURE
☺ + HAD + NOT + action verb (past participle) + comp

I had not studied Portuguese before I entered College

I hadn’t visited his house before, I don’t know where is
the bathroom
She hadn’t dated him before but she decided to reject
his invitation
 (?) STRUCTURE
HAD + ☺ + action verb (past participle) + comp + ?

Had you visited another country before?

Yes, I had / No, I hadn’t
Had he eaten meat before?
No he had not
Had she talked to her before you?
Yes, she had | No, she hadn’t
Had you met before you and I met last year?
No, we hadn’t | Yes, we had