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ENGLISH
LESSONS
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Past Perfect Tense
(example : to play)
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Past Perfect Simple
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Affirmative
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Negative
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Interrogative
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Long
Form |
Contracted
Form |
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| I had
played |
I had not played |
I hadn't played |
Had I played? |
| You had played |
You had not played |
You hadn't played |
Had you played? |
| He/she/it had
played |
He had not played |
He hadn't played |
Had he played? |
| We had played |
We had not played |
We hadn't played |
Had we played? |
| You had played |
You had not played |
You hadn't played |
Had you played? |
| They had played |
They had not
played |
They hadn't played |
Had they played? |
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Past Perfect Continuous
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Affirmative
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Negative
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Interrogative
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Long
Form |
Contracted
Form |
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| I had been playing |
I had not been
playing |
I hadn't been
playing |
Had I been playing? |
| You had been
playing |
You had not been
playing |
You hadn't playing |
Had you been
playing? |
| He had been
playing |
He had not been
playing |
He hadn't been
playing |
Had he been
playing? |
| We had been
playing |
We had not been
playing |
We hadn't been
playing |
Had we been
playing? |
| You had been
playing |
You had not been
playing |
You hadn't been
playing |
Had you been
playing? |
| They had been
playing |
They had not been
playing |
They hadn't been
playing |
Had they been
playing? |
◊ The Past Perfect is used to refer to
actions which took place before a specific time in the past.
ex : Yesterday, between 4 pm and 6 pm, Paul played a game of tennis with a
friend.
His mother arrived at 6 pm.
When his mother arrived, Paul had finished the game.
◊ The Past Perfect Continuous (had been playing) is used to refer to a
past continuous action.
ex : Before his mother arrived, Paul had been playing
tennis with a friend.
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