Belajar Tenses Bahasa Inggris Praktis (Past Perfect Tense)

Past perfect tense digunakan untuk menunjukkan perbuatan atau peristiwa yang dimulai atau terjadi di masa lampau dan terus berlangsung ataupun selesai di masa lampau berikutnya.

Past perfect tense juga berfungsi sebagai pangganti Simple Past Tense apabila digunakan untuk mengacu atau menunjukkan peristiwa atau perbuatan masa lampau yang terjadi dalam jangka waktu tertentu. As a young man he had been a soldier and he liked talking about those days.

Bentuk Verbal :

I       +  Had + Verb 3 + Object/Adverb

We   + Had + Verb 3 + Object/Adverb

You  + Had + Verb 3 + Object/Adverb

They + Had + Verb 3 + Object/Adverb

He   + Had + Verb 3 + Object/Adverb

She + Had + Verb 3 + Object/Adverb

it      + Had + Verb 3 + Object/Adverb

.

Contoh :

My parents had already eaten by the time I got home.

His grandparent had lived in that house since they bought it ten years ago.

Bentuk Nominal :

I       +  Had + Been + Complement

We   + Had + Been + Complement

You  + Had + Been + Complement

They + Had + Been + Complement

He   + Had + Been + Complement

She + Had + Been + Complement

it      + Had + Been + Complement

Contoh :

The sky had been dark since the first it was.

Since first created, it had been fragrant flowers.

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