Engleski Past Perfect Tense
Engleski Past Perfect Tense
Engleski Past Perfect Tense
e.g. On the New York Stock Exchange the Nasaq index had
opened higher, but fell back to 1,578 in morning trading.
- BEFORE / AFTER
e.g. The police caught the thieves after they had left the house.
e.g. The thieves had tied the old lady before they left the house.
- The past perfect is often used with verbs of thinking (know,
realise, remember, be sure, think)
e.g. David knew he’d seen her somewhere before.
When I got to the office I realised I’d left all my papers
behind.
- Compare:
1. Sue left at 2 pm. We arrived at her office at 2.30.
2. When we arrived at Sue’s office, she had left.
THE PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE
had been + present participle
- Looking back from a point of time in the past. The past perfect
continuous looks back at a situation in progress.
e.g. The economic situation was quite healthy. The central bank
had lowered interest rates because inflation had been falling
steadily for several years.
Underline the correct words. This exercise includes examples of the past perfect.
used to, the past simple and past continuous.