Structure
The structure of the past perfect simple tense is:
- Affirmative: Subject + had + past participle
- Negative: Subject + had not (hadn't) + past participle
- Interrogative: Had + subject + past participle
Form Affirmative
- Subject + had + past participle
- Example: He had been there before.
Form Negative
- Subject + had not (hadn't) + past participle
- Example: They hadn't eaten anything yet.
Form Interrogative
- Had + subject + past participle
- Example: Had you ever done bungee jumping?
Al igual que el resto de tiempos verbales, las oraciones interrogativas en past perfect
también cuentan con sus propias respuestas cortas.
Use
The past perfect simple is used to:
- Express that an action was completed before another action in the past.
- Refer to an action that occurred before a specific moment in the past.
- Refer to a repeated action that occurred until a specific moment in the past.
- Refer to an action that started at a specific point in the past and continued until another moment in the past when it ended.
Example
- I realized I had forgotten the gift.
- The snow had already melted by midday.
- But you had visited it three times already.
- Yes, he had had it for nearly 20 years.
Recuerda que para formular el past perfect de los verbos regulares añadiremos -ed al final del verbo principal. Para los irregulares miraremos la 3ª columna de la lista.
Preguntas frecuentes sobre el tema Inglés
Q: What is the structure of the past perfect simple tense?
A: The structure of the past perfect simple tense is: Affirmative: Subject + had + past participle, Negative: Subject + had not (hadn't) + past participle, Interrogative: Had + subject + past participle.
Q: Can you give an example of the affirmative form of the past perfect simple tense?
A: Sure, an example of the affirmative form is: He had been there before.
Q: What is the use of the past perfect simple tense?
A: The past perfect simple tense is used to express that an action was completed before another action in the past, refer to an action that occurred before a specific moment in the past, refer to a repeated action that occurred until a specific moment in the past, and refer to an action that started at a specific point in the past and continued until another moment in the past when it ended.
Q: How is the past perfect simple tense formed in the negative?
A: The negative form of the past perfect simple tense is formed by using the structure: Subject + had not (hadn't) + past participle. For example: They hadn't eaten anything yet.
Q: When do we use the past perfect simple tense?
A: The past perfect simple tense is used to refer to actions that were completed before a certain point in the past or before another action in the past, and also to talk about actions that were repeated until a specific moment in the past or actions that started in the past and continued until another time in the past.
