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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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