Chapitre 15: Past Perfect Simple - Anglais Troisième | DigiClass
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Past Perfect Simple

I.  Formation

To get Past Perfect Simple we conjugate Have in the past simple  or preterit and we put the verb in to past participle :

  • Affirmative form

Rule : S + Had + Past Participle + C

Eg : - I had seen a lion

       - He had called the police

  • Interrogative form

Rule : Had + S + Past Participle + C + ?

Eg : - Had you driven a car ?

       - Had she spoken English ?

  • Negative form

Rule : S + had + not + Past Participle + C

           S + hadn't + past Participle + C

Eg : - I had not travelled to Ouagadougou.

        - My brother hadn't bidden to go out.

  • Interronegative form

Rule : Had + S + not + Past participle + C + ?

           Hadn't + S + Past Participle + C + ?

Eg : - Had pupils not taken an exam ?

        - hadn't she watered trees ?

 

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