Past Perfect - 5to

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We use Past Perfect to talk about...

• actions that happened at a specific time in the past

• States in the past

• Actions that happened before another event in the past

• which actions happened first

To write sentences, we use the following structure:

​ (a)  

• S + had + past participle + extra information
• S + have + past participle + extra information
• S + had + infinitive verb + past participle
• S + had + infinitive verb + extra info
• S + have + past participle + extra info

We can use the Past Perfect to mention what happened ​ (a)   and the Past Simple to mention what happened ​ (b)   .

• first
• second

What happened first?

What happened first?

What happened first?

What happened first?

Olivia had just sat down to eat ​ (a)   the doorbell rang.

• when
• after

​ (a)   the time our main course came, our drinks still hadn't arrived.

• By
• When

My uncle had worked in an office for many years ​ (a)   he became a teacher.

• before
• by