Past Perfect Simple

The past perfect tense is most often used for the following: - For actions that happened before a past event - In report...




The past perfect tense is most often used for the following:


How to form the past perfect:

We use the auxiliary had + past participle 

I hadn't known the bad news when I talked to him.

For actions that happened before a past event

When we want to talk about an action that happened before a past event. It looks back from a point in the past to further in the past. we often use the past perfect. Look at these examples:
  • When I got home yesterday, my father had already cooked dinner.
  • I didn't want to go to the movies with my friends because I had seen the film already.
  • My friend offered me an apple in class yesterday, but I wasn't hungry because I had just eaten lunch.
  • I arrived very late at the party. All my friends had already gone home. 
  • I was very tired as I hadn't slept well for several days.
  • Had you seen the film before?
  • As soon as she had done her homework, she went t

Notice how often words like alreadyjustnever, when, before and the expressions by the time, as soon as, etc. are used with the past perfect.

In reported speech

The past perfect is common when we report people's words or thoughts .., as in the following examples:
  • John said that he had never eaten sushi before.
  • She told me that she had finished, but I knew she had not.
  • She wondered why he had been so unkind to her.
  • He told me he hadn't done his homework, but he was hoping to finish it on the bus.
In if -conditional sentences

The past perfect tense is used in unreal or hypothetical stituations, as in the following sentences:
  • If I had known you were in Frankfurt, I would have called you. (but I didn't know you were here so I didn't call you!)
  • If I had had enough money, I would have bought you a better present. (but I didn't have enough money.)
  • I would have been very angy if you had laughed when I got the answer wrong. (but you didn't laugh, so I wasn't angry.)
  • She wouldn't have been able to finish, if you hadn't helped her. (but you did help her and she did finish.)
  • I wish I had studied for my exams. (but I didn't study - and I got bad grades!)
  • I would have been in big trouble if you hadn't helped me. (but you did help me so I stayed out of trouble.)
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