Past Perfect Tense

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Subjek + Had + Verb 3 + Objek (opsional)

Past Perfect Tense menunjukkan kejadian yang sudah terjadi pada masa lampau. Past Perfect tense biasanya dipakai bersamaan dengan Past Simple untuk menunjukkan sebuah kejadian yang lebih dulu terjadi dibandingkan dengan kejadian Past Simple. Untuk lebih jelasnya lihat contoh:

- When I arrived at the party, Tom had already gone home.

- George didn't want to come to the cinema with us because he had already seen the film twice.

- It was my first time in an aeroplane. I was very nervous because I hadn't flow before.

Perhatikan contoh berikut!

- "Was Tom there when you arrived?" "Yes, but he went home soon afterwards."

- Ann had just got home when I phoned her. She had been in London.

Sekarang waktunya latihan.
Cari mana yang kalimatnya salah. Perbaiki!
1. My best friend was no longer there. He had gone away.
2. The local cinema had been no longer open. It closed down.
3. Bill no longer had his car. It had already been sold.
4. The women was a complete stranger to me. I had never seen her.
5. We arrived at the cinema late. It already began.
6. The house was very quiet when I got home. Everybody already went to bed.
7. Sorry I'm late. The car had broke down on my way here.
8. I didn't recognize Mrs Johnson. She changed a lot.