Past perfect tense adalah perubahan bentuk kata kerja untuk menggambarkan bahwa ada suatu tindakan di masa lalu yang telah selesai sebelum tindakan lain (yang juga di masa lalu) terjadi. RUMUS
( + ) S + had + past principles (V3)
( - ) S + hadn’t + past principles (V3) ( ? ) Had / hadn’t + past principles (V3)
Contoh kalimat
( + ) I had finished my work before I went to bed.
( - ) She hadn’t studied for the exam before she took it.
( ? ) Had they finished their breakfast before leaving the house?
( ? ) Hadn’t he practiced the guitar before the concert started?