Past perfect simple

Past perfect simple

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The past perfect simple is to say that one thing happened before another thing happened

   When Monica got to school the teacher had gone.

   = First the teacher left before Monica arrived.

   The teacher left before Monica arrived.

   When Carlos arrived at the football field the match had started. 

   = First the match started, then Carlos arrived at the field. 

   The match started before Andres arrived.

There are words called past participles. You need them to make the past perfect simple.

   Base verb         Past simple           Past participle

   

   Work                 worked                    worked

   Smile                  smiled                      smiled

Be careful! Some past participles are not so easy

   eat                    ate                       eaten

   sing                   sang                    sung

How to Past perfect simple

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The past perfect simple is easy to make. It is the same for everybody

Use would (had) or (had not) + past participle

Positive +            Negative -

I would seen        I had not seen

You would seen   You had not seen 

He would seen     He had not seen 

She would seen    She had not seen 

It would seen        It had not seen

We would seen     we had not seen

You would seen    you had not seen

They would seen   they had not seen       

Question                  Short answer

Had I seen?               Yes, I had        OR    No, I had not        

Had you seen?           Yes, You had   OR    No, You had not
Had he seen?             Yes, He had     OR    No, He had not
Had she seen?           Yes, She had    OR    No, She had not
Had it seen?               Yes, It had       OR    No, It had not
Had we seen?            Yes, We had    OR    No, We had not
Had they seen?           Yes, They had  OR   Not, they had not


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