PAST PERFECT
(HAD) + PAST PARTICIPLE (GONE / SEEN / FINISH)
We use the past perfect - If we want to talk about things that happened before this time (the time of event - which has already happened) that is at the time of speaking. The event has already occurred.
Past Perfect (had form)
Example:
1.When Sarah arrived at the party, Paul had already gone home.( Sarah , Paul are Names)
2. When we got home last night, we found that somebody had broken into the flat (house).
3. At first I thought I had done the right thing, but I soon realized that I has made a serious mistake.
4. I didn't know who she was. I'd ( I had) never seen her before.
5. We weren't hungry, we'd just had lunch.
6. The house was dirty. They didn't cleaned it for weeks.
(HAD) + PAST PARTICIPLE (GONE / SEEN / FINISH)
We use the past perfect - If we want to talk about things that happened before this time (the time of event - which has already happened) that is at the time of speaking. The event has already occurred.
Past Perfect (had form)
Example:
1.When Sarah arrived at the party, Paul had already gone home.( Sarah , Paul are Names)
2. When we got home last night, we found that somebody had broken into the flat (house).
3. At first I thought I had done the right thing, but I soon realized that I has made a serious mistake.
4. I didn't know who she was. I'd ( I had) never seen her before.
5. We weren't hungry, we'd just had lunch.
6. The house was dirty. They didn't cleaned it for weeks.
