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The past perfect simple expresses an action taking place before a certain time in the past.
Signal Words
already, just, never, not yet, once, until that day (with reference to the past, not the present)
Aff. S + HAD + VB III/-ED The students talked about the film they had watched.
Int. HAD + S + VB III/-ED? Had she found a new job that time?
Neg. S + HAD + NOT + VB III/-ED In the shopping centre, I met a friend who I had not
seen for ages.
Put the verbs into the correct form (past perfect simple).