Past Perfect

Past Perfect Simple

 USES

1. An action that occurred prior to another action in the past. 

    (the past of the past)

• I studied the same English subject that I had studied in 10th grade. 

FORM

• Positive: Subject + had + V3 + rest of the sentence. 
• We had studied the subject before.
• Negative: Subject + had not (hadn't) + V3 + rest of the sentence.  
• I had not studied the subject before. 
•  YES/NO Questions: Had + subject + V3 + rest of the question?
• Had you studied the subject before?
• WH Questions: WH word + had + subject + V3 + rest of the question?
• When had you studied the subject?

 TIPS & TIME EXPRESSIONS

• Many times, there is a past simple verb in the same sentence or the sentence before/after. 

Past Perfect Video Explanation