adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]In grammar, the past perfect tenses of a verb are the ones used to talk about things that happened before a specific time. The simple past perfect tense uses 'had' and the past participle of the verb, as in 'She hadseen him before'. It is sometimes called the pluperfect.
English Easy Learning GrammarThe past perfect continuous tenseTypical forms of this tense are as shown in:
I had been waiting.
I’d been waiting.
She had been waiting.
She’d been waiting.
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English Easy Learning GrammarThe past perfect tenseTypical forms of this tense are as shown in:
I had misheard.
She had misheard.
I had finished.
She had found them.
She’d gone.
They’d found her.
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English Easy Learning GrammarAuxiliary verbsAn auxiliary verb is a verb that is used together with a main verb to show time andcontinuity.
Be and have are the primary auxiliaries. A primary auxiliary ... Read more