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The past perfect is mainly used to demonstrate a sequence of events in the past, it can also show past states and background information. The past perfect affect/influences/connects the past simple events. |
Examples from the text book: I had left my book at home SO I did not study in the café. He had put on too much aftershave BEFORE he went out. They had brought back so much fish THAT the whole house stank when we arrived. |
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The past perfect may be used to show the duration or degree of certain verbs of state, even when a continuous tense may seem appropriate. The past perfect shows that these states were complete, or took place, before another event. |
I had known about the problem for two days when the printer broke. It had felt scary, but we performed the song well. |
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The past perfect is used in storytelling to provide background information. Main narratives in the past are usually in the simple tense, so the past perfect can provide details of event that happened before the main narrative. |
Examples from the text book: We talked for hours before I realised we had met before. I walked into the restaurant and immediately ordered the goulash. I had decided what I wanted on the way. Hannah went into the kitchen and was devastated to find that someone had eaten all the pie. |
