Past Perfect Tense bentuknya hampir mirip dengan Present Perfect Tense. Hanya saja jika pada Present Perfect menggunakan "Has/have" maka kalau di Past Perfect menggunakan bentuk ketiganya yakni "Had"
Berikut rumus yang dipakai dalam Past Perfect Tense:
Positif: S + had + V3
Negatif: S + had + not + V3
Tanya: Had + S + V3
Contoh kalimatnya:
-I had gone When He arrived at my home
“I had gone” adalah Past Perfect Tense, dengan subjectnya adalah I. Lihat ada “had” nya, dan kata kerja bentuk ketiganya (V3) adalah gone. Sesuai rumusnya S + had + V3. Kalimat pembandingnya adalah bentuk past tense: “When He arrived at my home”.
-I had studied hard but I didn’t make good result in the exam.
-You had told me twice before I understood.
Untuk bentuk negatif:
-I had not studied hard, so I didn’t make good result
-You had not told me that, that’s why I didn’t understand
Bentuk Pertanyaannya:
Rumusnya kan: Had + S + V3
-Had You studied hard bla bla bla?
-Had You told me …?
