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Past Perfect Simple: Form

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Form: Past Perfect Simple

For a full breakdown of the structure of the Past Perfect Simple, please see Recognise: Past Perfect Simple.

TO HAVE (Past Form) + PAST PARTICIPLE

I had studied

Forming the Past Perfect Simple...

Form the verb

He
Positive
To Go

Using
Past
Perfect Simple
Active

1. Conjugate

Past Perfect Simple
Verb to Form = To Go
"GO BACKWARDS"
go + PERFECT =
have GONE
Verb to Form = To Have
have + PAST=
HAD gone

2. Person

+ HE =
HE had gone

3. Version

+ POSITIVE (Normal) =
He had gone

Form the verb

We
Question
To Eat

Using
Past
Perfect Simple
Active

1. Conjugate

Past Perfect Simple
Verb to Form = To Eat
"GO BACKWARDS"
eat + PERFECT =
have EATEN
Verb to Form = To Have
have + PAST=
HAD eaten

2. Person

+ WE =
WE had eaten

3. Version

+ QUESTION =
HAD WE eaten?
Had we eaten?

Form the verb

She
Negative Question
To Speak

Using
Past
Perfect Simple
Active

1. Conjugate

Past Perfect Simple
Verb to Form = To Speak
"GO BACKWARDS"
speak + PERFECT =
have SPOKEN
Verb to Form = To Have
have + PAST=
HAD spoken

2. Person

+ SHE =
SHE had spoken

3. Version

+ NEGATIVE =
She HADN'T spoken
+ QUESTION =
HADN'T SHE spoken?
Hadn't she spoken?
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Question

He
Positive
To Give

Using
Past
Perfect
Active

Make the Verb!

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Answer

He had given
He'd given

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