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The wonderful past perfect tense in English

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The past perfect tense is a verb tense used to describe an action that was completed in the past before another past action or event.

The formula for the past perfect tense is:

had + past participle

For example:

“I had studied for two hours before the exam.”

In this example, the past perfect tense is “had studied.” The action of studying was completed before the exam, which is the past action that follows.

Here’s another example:

“She had already eaten breakfast before I woke up.”

In this sentence, the past perfect tense is “had eaten.” The action of eating breakfast was completed before the speaker woke up, which is the past action that follows.

In summary, the past perfect tense is used to describe a completed action that happened before another past action or event. It is formed using the auxiliary verb “had” plus the past participle of the main verb.Regenerate response

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Filed Under: B1 (intermediate), B2 (upper-intermediate), Grammar, perfect tenses Tagged With: past perfect

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