Past perfect

Past Perfect is a verb tense used to describe an action

that occurred before another action in the past. It
emphasizes the completion of an action prior to a
specific point or event in the past. In English, the Past
Perfect tense is formed using the auxiliary verb "had"
followed by the past participle of the main verb.

The basic structure of the Past Perfect tense is as

follows:

Subject + had + past participle

Here are some examples of sentences using the Past
Perfect tense:

• She had already eaten dinner when I arrived.

(The action of eating dinner was completed before the

arrival.)

• They had finished their work before the boss

came.

(The action of finishing the work was completed before

the boss's arrival.)

• By the time we got to the theater, the movie

had already started.

(The action of the movie starting was completed before

our arrival at the theater.)

• I realized I had left my keys at home after I

reached the office.
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before he traveled to that island.
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The Past Perfect tense allows us to express the
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with the Simple Past tense to describe the chronological
order of actions.