Past Perfect Tense

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What is the Past Perfect Tense?

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The Past Perfect Tense is used to show that an action was completed before another action in the past.

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How do you form the Past Perfect Tense?

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You form the Past Perfect Tense by using 'had' + the past participle of the verb.

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What is the past participle of 'build'?

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The past participle of 'build' is 'built'.

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What is the past participle of 'eat'?

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The past participle of 'eat' is 'eaten'.

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Complete the sentence: 'She _______ her homework before dinner.'

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had finished

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Complete the sentence: 'They _______ the game before it started to rain.'

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had played

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When do we use the Past Perfect Tense?

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We use the Past Perfect Tense to talk about an action that happened before another action in the past.

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What is an example of a Past Perfect Tense sentence?

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I had seen that movie before.

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What is the difference between Past Simple and Past Perfect?

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Past Simple describes a completed action in the past, while Past Perfect describes an action completed before another past action.

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Fill in the blank: 'By the time I arrived, they _______ already left.'

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had