O "Past Perfect" é formado com o passado do verbo
"to have" que é o mesmo para todas as pessoas...
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You
He
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We
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They
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I
You
He
She
It
We
You
They
had
had
had
had
had
had
had
had
agreed
observed
gone
walked
tried
taken
sent
copied
ABREVIAÇÕES
I had - I'd
You had - You'd
He had - He'd...
O "Past Perfect" descreve uma ação que tinha acontecido antes de um
determinado instante.
Exemplos:
When the managers arrived there, she had already concluded the task.
(Quando os gerentes chegaram lá, ela já tinha concluído a tarefa.)
> Ela tinha concluído antes dos gerentes chegarem
When Paul got home, they had already sold the equipment.
(Quando Paul chegou em casa, eles já tinham vendido o equipamento)
> Eles tinham realizado a ação antes de Paul chegar em casa
INTERROGATIVE FORM
A forma interrogativa é feita com o verbo "to have“ .
O auxiliar "had" é deslocado para o início da sentença.
Exemplos:
They had seen that play before.
(Eles tinham visto aquela peça antes)
Had they seen that play before ?
(Eles tinham visto aquela peça antes?)
Henry had left when George arrived.
(Henry tinha partido quando George
chegou.)
Had Henry left when George arrived ?
(Henry tinha partido quando George
chegou?)
NEGATIVE FORM
A forma negativa é feita com o "not" sendo acrescentado após o auxiliar "had".
Exemplos:
They had seen that play before.
(Eles tinham visto aquela peça antes.)
They had not seen that play before.
(Eles não tinham visto aquela peça antes)
Henry had left when George arrived.
(Henry tinha partido quando George
chegou.)
Henry had not left when George arrived.
(Henry não tinha partido quando George
chegou.)
FORMA ABREVIADA
Hadn’t
Past perfect x Simple past
O "Past Perfect" é usado com o "Simple Past" quando duas ações que ocorreram em
momentos diferentes no passado são relatadas. A ação que aconteceu por primeiro é
descrita pelo "Past Perfect" e a que aconteceu posteriormente, pelo "Simple Past".
Exemplos:
When the managers arrived, she had already concluded the task.
(Quando os gerentes chegaram, ela já tinha concluído a tarefa)
Primeira ação; ela terminou a tarefa.
Segunda ação; os gerentes chegaram.
When Paul got home, they had already sold the equipment.
(Quando Paul chegou em casa, eles já tinham vendido o equipamento.)
Primeira ação; eles venderam a equipamento.
Segunda ação; Paul chegou em casa.
Supply the past perfect of the verbs in parentheses.
had
read
a)I was sure that I________
already________that
book. (to read)
b)What did the lawyer say he ________________with
the documents? (to do)
had done
c)The judge wanted to know what _______________
had happened to the passengers.(to happen)
d)They knew that the show ________________.
(to end)
had ended
e)George arrived after Henry _______________.
( to leave)
had left
f)They were sorry that they_________________
her. (to help - negative)
had not helped
g)________my
cousin ____________ill
a long time before he died?(to be)
Had
been
h)I_______________the
cake before she arrived.(to eat)
had eaten
i)They slept after they ___________________
the service. (to finish)
had finished
j)After he ______________
for the money several times she decided to help him. (to
had asked
ask)
Supply the past perfect or the simple past.
had not told
a)She asked me why I_________________
her about her brother. (to tell - negative)
had
prepared
b)She______already___________everything
when they arrived. (to prepare)
c)He____________they
had already tried that method many times. (to say)
said
d)Had you finished the exercises when the light ______________off?
(to turn)
turned
e)I _____________that
they had chosen the wrong way. (to see)
saw
f)Carol had called her friend before we _________the
TV set. (to fix)
fixed
had not talked
g)I felt that she__________________to
that man before.(to talk - negative)
h)_______she
already__________that
car when you sold it to her. (to drive)
Had
driven
i)_________
the students________the
experiment when the teacher arrived? (to do)
Had
done
j)When we ___________
for the report, she had already typed on her word processor.
looked
(to look)
(UEL - PR) - He returned home after he ...... the office.
a) leaves
b) does leave
c) had left
d) will leave
e) didn't leave
Test 1
(FATEC) - The principal________to talk to the student
he_______the day before.
a)want; met
b)wants; meets
c)had wanted; met
d)wanted; had met
e)wanted; had meet
Test 2
(PUC - PR) - The population ________ everything before the
Mayor____the city.
a)arranged; had entered
b)arranged; entered
c)were arranging; was entering
d)had arranged; entered
e)arrange; will enter
Test 3
(FAE) - The owner of the restaurant __________out the jewels from the
safe before the thief_______into the place.
a)had taken; got
b)got; had taken
c)stole; have stolen
d)get; steal
e)steal; got
Test 4
(UEPG) - A couple of weeks ago I_________the boat that
I__________two days before.
a)buys; seen
b)bought; had seen
c)buying; had seen
d)was buying ; saw
e)had bought; had saw
Test 5