Past Perfect Tense
The Past Perfect Tense The past perfect tense is used to talk about an action that happened before another action in the past. It's like going back two steps in time: one step back takes you to a past action, and another step back to a previous action. Here’s a simple formula to remember: - **Past Perfect** = "had" + [past participle] For example: - I ** had eaten ** breakfast before I went to school. In this sentence: - The past perfect action (eating breakfast) happened before the past action (going to school). In short, use the past perfect tense to show which of two past events happened first. By the time the rain started, we had already set up our tent. Example sentences that demonstrate the usage of the past perfect tense in English: 1. She ** had finished ** her homework before she went out to play. 2. By the time the movie started, we ** had already found ** our seats. 3. They ** hadn't prepared ** for the test, so they were very nervous. 4. He ** had lived