The Past Perfect Tense

Образуется с помощью вспомогательного глагола to have в прошедшем времени had и Participle II(- ed /III форма неправильного глагола) глагола сказуемого.

Глагол в Past Perfect обозначает:

– действие, законченное к определенному моменту в прошлом или до начала другого действия.

He had read the book by 10 o’clock yesterday.

When we came to the airport the plane had already landed.

– Употребляется в предложениях, в которых одно действие завершилось до другого действия, длящегося в прошлом.

He had read the book and was watching TV when I came.

POSITIVE NEGATIVE QUESTION

I/you/ we/they	had washed	I/you/ we/they	hadn't washed	Had	I/you/ we /they	washed?
he/she/it	he/she/it	he/she/it	washed?

часто употребляются такие обстоятельства времени как: by the time – к этому времени; already – уже; till/ until – до (какого-то времени).

Grammar exercises

Put these sentences in the question and negative forms.

1. You had studied English before you entered the University.

2. They had arrived at the station by 6 o’clock.

3. James had finished reading the book by last Sunday.

4. I had done my lessons by the time you called me up.

5. The teacher had given the students their homework before the bell rang.