Simple Past Perfect Verb Tense Chart
What is the structure of the simple past perfect verb tense?
Subject |
+ |
Auxiliary Verb |
+ |
Main Verb |
- |
= |
- |
had |
Verb + -ed/V3-past participle |
- |
|
Grammar rules for the simple past perfect verb tense:
The past tense of the auxiliary verb "have" is used (had).
The main verb uses the verb form past participle/V3 or -ed is added to main verb.
- Regular verbs add --ed to the verbs base form.
- Irregular verbs see verb chart past participle/V3
Negative statements - "not" is added between the auxiliary verb "have" (had) and the main verb.
Questions - The verb "to be" comes first, then the subject.
Using adverbs is optional. Adverbs come before the main verb in the sentence.
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Subject |
- |
- |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
+ |
I |
had |
- |
stamped |
your letter, and then sent it for you. |
We |
had |
- |
read |
the books form the library, and returned them last week. |
|
She |
had |
- |
played |
outside for an hour. |
|
- |
I |
had |
not |
lived |
in New York, before, I moved to Paris. |
You |
had |
not |
studied |
very much, that is why you failed your test. |
|
He |
had |
not |
eaten |
all day, so when he got home was hungry. |
|
? |
Had |
the dog |
|
gone |
to the vet. He was very sick for last week. |
Had |
you |
|
called |
your teacher. She left you a message a few days ago. |
|
Had |
she |
|
cleaned |
the house yesterday, because we had a party. |
- Past Simple Tense
- Past Simple Tense Chart
- Past Simple "to be" Chart
- Past Continuous Tense
- Past Continuous Tense Chart
- Past Perfect Tense
- Past Perfect Tense Chart
- Past Perfect Continuous Tense
- Past Perfect Continuous Tense Chart
