Past Perfect - Use

Past Perfect
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Past Perfect - Use

1) Together with the Simple Past

When two past actions are combined - the first action, which was completed before the second one began, is put into Past Perfect.

Mary had read the book before she watched a film.
After Amy had gone home it started to rain.

2) the past equivalent of the Present Perfect

He had played hockey.

Besonderheiten

Present Perfect Past Perfect
The bike is new. I've bought it. The bike was new. I had bought it.

Past Perfect - Simple Past Simple Past - Simple Past
The match had started before he arrived. The match started when he arrived.
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