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Past Perfect Tense. Had / Hadn’t. +. PAST PARTICIPLE OF THE VERB. Past Perfect Tense. We use the Past Perfect for : Completed action before something in the past . EXAMPLE: She only understood the movie because she had read the book. Present. Past. Future. Past Perfect Tense.
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PastPerfect Tense Had / Hadn’t + PAST PARTICIPLE OF THE VERB
PastPerfect Tense We use thePastPerfectfor: Completedactionbeforesomething in thepast. EXAMPLE: Sheonlyunderstoodthemoviebecauseshehadreadthebook. Present Past Future
PastPerfect Tense We use thePastPerfectfor: Durationbeforesomething in thepast (NON-CONTINUOUS VERBS) EXAMPLE: Wehadhadthat car for ten yearsbeforeitbrokedown. Present Past Future
Affirmative • Ihadbeenbusy. • Youhadbeenbusy. • Hehadbeenbusy. • Shehadbeenbusy. • Ithadbeenbusy. • Wehadbeenbusy. • Theyhadbeenbusy. Subject + had + P.P. verb + Complement
Negative Hadn’t→ Hadnot • Ihadn’tstoppedwalking. • Youhadn’tstoppedwalking. • Hehadn’tstoppedwalking. • Shehadn’tstoppedwalking. • Ithadn’tstoppedwalking. • Wehadn’tstoppedwalking. • Theyhadn’tstoppedwalking. Subject + had + not + P.P. verb + Complement
Interrogative • Had Ilistenedtomusic ? • HadYoulistenedtomusic ? • HadHelistenedtomusic ? • HadShelistenedtomusic ? • HadItlistenedtomusic ? • HadWelistenedtomusic ? • HadTheylistenedtomusic ? Had + Subject + P.P. verb + Complement ?
PastPerfect Tense Had Hadn’t