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PAST PERFECT SIMPLE

PAST PERFECT SIMPLE. WE FORM THE PAST PERFECT SIMPLE WITH: HAD + PAST PARTICIPLE They had already arived She had seen UFOS before. USE:. When we are talking about the past , we sometimes want to refer back to an earlier past :

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PAST PERFECT SIMPLE

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  1. PAST PERFECT SIMPLE WE FORM THE PAST PERFECT SIMPLE WITH: HAD + PAST PARTICIPLE Theyhadalreadyarived Shehadseen UFOS before

  2. USE: • Whenwe are talkingaboutthepast, wesometimeswanttorefer back toanearlierpast: EARLIER PAST PAST PRESENT When I telephonedSue, shehadgoneout WHEN I TELEPHONED SUE, SHE HAD GONE OUT (PAST)(EARLIER OPAST)

  3. Wearrived at thecinema at 8.00, butthe film hadstartedat 7.30 • When I spoketothewoman I realized I hadmethersomewherebefore. WE USE THE PAST PERFECT TO TALK ABOUT SOMETHING WHICH HAD HAPPENED BEFORE THE PAST TIME WE ARE THINKING ABOUT

  4. EARLIER PASTPAST PRESENT I HADN’T EATEN SO I WAS HUNGRY THE TRAIN HAD LEFT WHEN WE ARRIVED SHE HAD SOLVED THE PROBLEM BY THE TIME THE ASSISTANT GOT TO THE OFFICE.

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