Some will have difficulties to differentiate Present Perfect Tense from Past Perfect Tense, here in this time I will tell you about Past Perfect Tense
Past perfect tense are tenses that are used to declare that an action has been completed at a point in the past before another action takes place
the formula is as follows:
Positive Sentence = S + had + V3/ been + Complement
I had cooked the food before he came
Negative Sentence = S + Had + not + V3/ been + Complement
She had not been ready when he called
Interrogative Sentence = Had + S + V3/ been + Complement?
Had you done your homework before you slept?
Past perfect tense has several uses. One use is to show something happened in the past and continues until another action in the past.
I had talked before he asked me
My mother had given me some money before she went to her office
Past perfect tense can also be used in reported speech
Joko Told me that He had given my book back
Robert asked Shinta if she had talked to his mother
These tenses can be used to express hopes or dreams that are not achieved (conditional type 3).
If I had worked hard I would have gotten much money
If She had been there She would have met her best friend
Hopefully my explanation above will be useful for us, and we will not be confused anymore
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