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The form of the past perfect simple Interrogative Negative Positive Had you worked? I had not worked. I had worked. You had worked You had not worked had you worked?

NOTE I had not = I hadn't worked I had worked = I‘d worked He had not = He hadn’t worked He had worked = He‘d worked

Examples • Had you finished the job? No, I hadn't finished yet. • Yes, I had already finished. She‘d just finished her job.

Remember The past participle of regular verbs is: Rule Verb + ed Examples play - played visit - visited finish -finished

The past participle of irregular verbs can't be predicted (there is no rule). Here are some examples: Infinitive be come go do meet Simple past was/were came went did met Past participle been come gone done met

The uses of the past perfect simple tense: Use the past perfect tense to show an action that was completed prior to another action that took place in the past. Examples: 1 - He had learned Spanish before he went to Spain. 2 - President Lincoln had attended theater before his assassination in 1865. 3 - They had lunch when I arrived.

Exercises

Complete the sentences in past perfect simple (affirmative form. ) • I lost the key that he (give)_____ to me. • He told me that he (see)______ the film. • I went outside as I (hear)_____ a noise.

Complete the sentences in past perfect simple (negative). • The waiter served something that we (not / order)_____. • He went to the country which he (not / visit)_____ before. • She picked out the red dress, which she (not / wear)_____ for ages.

Complete the questions in past perfect simple. 1 - (you / finish)_____ your homework before you went to the cinema? 2 - Why (you / not /clean))_____ the bathroom before you took a bath? 3 - (you / have)______ breakfast before you left the house?

Answers key Complete the sentences in past perfect simple (affirmative form. ) • I lost the key that he (give) had given / 'd given to me. • He told me that he (see) had seen / 'd seen the film. • I went outside as I (hear) had heard / 'd heard a noise. Complete the sentences in past perfect simple (negative). • The waiter served something that we (not / order) had not ordered / hadn't ordered. • He went to the country which he (not / visit) had not visited / hadn't visited before. • She picked out the red dress, which she (not / wear) had not worn / hadn't worn for ages. Complete the questions in past perfect simple. • (you / finish) Had you finished your homework before you went to the cinema? • Why (you / not /clean) had not you cleaned / hadn't you cleaned the bathroom before you took a bath? • (you / have) Had you had breakfast before you left the house?