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PAST PERFECT TENSE
We can use the past perfect to show which action happened first :
(2) Before I finally found a job, (1) I had been to about thirty interviews.
had
POSITIVE SENTENCE :
NEGATIVE SENTENCE:
QUESTION SENTENCE:
I
you
we
they
he
she
it
Example :
Had I seen the dog ?
Had you seen the dog?
Had we seen the dog?
Had they seen the dog?
Had he seen the dog?
Had she seen the dog?
Had it seen the dog?
POSITIVE ANSWER:
Yes , I / You / We / They / He / She / It had
NEGATIVE ANSWER:
No , I / You / We / They / He / She / It hadn't
I
You
We
They
He
She
It
verb ( P.P. )
Example :
I hadn't seen the dog.
You hadn't seen the dog.
We hadn't seen the dog.
They hadn't seen the dog.
He hadn't seen the dog.
She hadn't seen the dog.
It hadn't seen the dog.
Had
verb ( P.P.)
verb ( P.P. )
I
You
We
They
He
She
It
hadn't
Example :
I had seen the dog.
You had seen the dog.
We had seen the dog.
They had seen the dog.
He had seen the dog.
She had seen the dog.
It had seen the dog.
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