FORMĂ

[aff.] Subiect + had + verb -ed/3rd form

She had already left before you came.

[interr.]  Had + subiect+ verb -ed/3rd form?

Had she left before you came?

[neg.] Subiect + had not/ hadn't + verb -ed/3rd form

She had not/ hadn’t already left before you came.

UTILIZARE

Past Perfect exprimă o acțiune trecută anterioară unui moment din trecut  sau unei alte acțiuni din trecut (este un trecut al trecutului).

Momentul trecut se exprimă prin

    • adverbe – by 2 o’clock, by Monday, etc.
  • subordonate

ATENȚIE

I. Past Perfect + before +Past Tense

  • He had called by before he came back from the office. = A trecut pe la el înainte să se întoarcă de la serviciu.

II. Past Tense + after + Past Perfect

  • He called by after he had come back from the office. = A trecut pe la el după ce s-a întors de la serviciu.