Past perfect
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Form |
Simple past of to have( had) + Past Participle He had worked hard. |
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Use |
1.To refer to the first of two past actions. | When we arrived at the airport, the plane had already left. |
| 2. To refer to an action that happened before a stated time. | We had heard about the bombings when they showed it on the news. | |
| Affirmative | Negative | Interrogative |
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had worked
You had worked He /she /it had worked We had worked You had worked They had worked
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I
had not worked
You had not worked He /she /it had not worked We had not worked You had not worked They had not worked
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Had
I worked?
Had you worked? Had he /she /it worked? Had we worked? Had you worked? Had they worked?
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Exercise 1