The past perfect is used to indicate that something happened
before another event in the past. To form the past perfect, use the past tense
of the verb "to have (had) + the past participle". The event that
happened first is the verb form of "had + past participle".
Past Perfect
· He had finished his homework before
his mom told him to do it.
· She had learned about the city before
she visited it.
· They had read the book before they saw
the movie.
· It started to rain after we had arrived at
the park.
· We drove by our house where we had livedas
children.
· By the time we arrived at the party, everyone had
left.
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