PAST PERFECT

SUBJECT - HAD - VERB(past participle) - COMPLEMENT

eat - ate - eaten
play - played - played

Conjugation Contractions
I had eaten dinner. I'd eaten dinner.
You had eaten dinner. You'd eaten dinner.
He had eaten dinner. He'd eaten dinner.
She had eaten dinner. She'd eaten dinner.
They had eaten dinner. They'd eaten dinner.
We had eaten dinner. We'd eaten dinner.
Angel had eaten dinner. Angel'd eaten dinner.

Angel Maceda
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Negative Sentences
I hadn't eaten dinner.
You hadn't eaten dinner.
He hadn't eaten dinner.
She hadn't eaten dinner.
They hadn't eaten dinner.
We hadn't eaten dinner.
Angel hadn't eaten dinner.

Questions
Had I eaten dinner ? Yes, you had. No, you hadn't.
Had you eaten dinner ? Yes, I had. No, I hadn't.
Had he eaten dinner ? Yes, he had. No, he hadn't.
Had she eaten dinner ? Yes, she had. No, she hadn't.
Had they eaten dinner ? Yes, they had. No, they hadn't.
Had we eaten dinner ? Yes, you had. No, you hadn't.
Had Angel eaten dinner ? Yes, he had. No, he hadn't.

Submitted by ANGEL MACEDA

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We use the PAST PERFECT to express a past action finished
before another action in the past.

focus on the action

time markers :
when
before
by the time

9:00 PM 10:00PM
time line

I had brushed my teeth when I went to bed.

I had brushed my teeth before I went to bed.
I had brushed my teeth by the time I went to bed.

Submitted by ANGEL MACEDA

 PAST PERFECT
We use the PAST PERFECT to express past actions finished
before another action in the past
focus on the action

time markers:
when
before
by the time

5:00PM 6:00PM 7:00PM 8:00PM 9:00 PM 10:00PM

I had eaten dinner and I had brushed my teeth when I went to bed.

I had eaten dinner and brushed my teeth when I went to bed.

When I went to bed, I had eaten dinner and brushed my teeth.

Submitted by ANGEL MACEDA

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We use the PAST PERFECT to show past actions before a
specific time in the past.

focus on the time

time markers
8:00PM 9:00 PM 10:00PM at,by,on,before

I had eaten dinner and I had brushed my teeth by 10:00PM.

I had eaten dinner and brushed my teeth before 10:00PM.

At 10:00PM , I had eaten dinner and brushed my teeth.

Submitted by ANGEL MACEDA

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Already for completed actions
Yet for incompleted actions

incompleted completed

6:00AM 7:30AM 8:00 AM

I hadn´t yet cleaned my bedroom but I had already eaten breakfast by 8:00AM.
By 8:00AM,I hadn´t yet cleaned my bedroom but I had already eaten breakfast.

Submitted by ANGEL MACEDA