Past Perfect

1. Verwendung des Past Perfect

1.1. in Verbindung mit dem Simple Past

Mary had read the book before she watched a film.
(Mary hatte das Buch gelesen, bevor sie einen Film ansah.)

1.2. das deutsche Plusquamperfekt

He had played hockey.
(Er hatte Hockey gespielt.)

2. Signalwörter im Past Perfect

keine eindeutigen Signalwörter

3. Bildung des Past Perfect

had + past participle *

4. Beispiele

4.1. Bejahte Sätze im Past Perfect – regelmäßige Verben

Langform	Kurzform
I had played handball.	I'd played handball.
You had played handball.	You'd played handball.
He had played handball.	He'd played handball.

4.2. Bejahte Sätze im Past Perfect – unregelmäßige Verben

Langformen	Kurzformen
I had ridden the bike.	I'd ridden the bike.
You had ridden the bike.	You'd ridden the bike.
He had ridden the bike.	He'd ridden the bike.

4.3. Verneinte Sätze im Past Perfect – regelmäßige Verben

Langform	Kurzform
I had not played handball.	I hadn't played handball.
	I'd not played handball.*
You had not played handball.	You hadn't played handball.
	You'd not played handball.*
He had not played handball.	He hadn't played handball.
	He'd not played handball.*

* Diese Form wird selten verwendet.

4.4. Verneinte Sätze im Past Perfect – unregelmäßige Verben

Langformen	Kurzformen
I had not ridden the bike.	I hadn't ridden the bike.
	I'd not ridden the bike.*
You had not ridden the bike.	You hadn't ridden the bike.
	You'd not ridden the bike.*
He had not ridden the bike.	He hadn't ridden the bike.
	He'd not ridden the bike.*

* Diese Form wird selten verwendet.

4.5. Fragen im Past Perfect – regelmäßige Verben

Langform	Kurzform
Had I played handball?	nicht möglich
Had you played handball?
Had he played handball?

4.6. Fragen im Past Perfect – unregelmäßige Verben

Langform	Kurzform
Had I ridden the bike?	nicht möglich
Had you ridden the bike?
Had he ridden the bike?

5. Besonderheiten

Achte auf den Bedeutungsunterschied bei der Verwendung von Past Perfect und Simple Past:

Past Perfect	Simple Past
The match had started	when he arrived.
Das Spiel hatte begonnen,	als er ankam.

Simple Past	Simple Past
The match started	when he arrived.
Das Spiel begann,	als er ankam.

* past participle:

• regelmäßige Verben → Infinitiv + -ed
• unregelmäßige Verben → 3. Spalte der Tabelle der unregelmäßigen Verben

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