The Past Perfect Tense #7
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The past perfect simple is used to describe one action that happened before another action in the past. In many cases a complete sentence is written in two parts with two different tenses: The past perfect simple, to refer to the action that happened first or earlier The past simple to refer to the action that happened second or later. Sometimes the past perfect simple is used on its own and the action that took place afterwards is understood. After She had finished her work, she went to lunch. (First she finished her work and then she went to eat lunch.) The formula for the past perfect tense is Subject + had + past participle.
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