The Past Perfect Tense #7

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