Past Perfect Simple
El Past Perfect Simple se usa para mostrar que una acción ocurrió antes de otra acción en el pasado. Nos ayuda a establecer una secuencia clara de eventos pasados.
Formamos el Past Perfect Simple con had + participio pasado. La misma forma se usa para todos los sujetos (I, you, he, she, it, we, they).
Formación
Forma Afirmativa
Forma el Past Perfect Simple con had + participio pasado. Las contracciones ('d) son comunes en inglés hablado.
| Forma Completa | Forma Contraída |
|---|---|
| I had finished my homework | I'd finished my homework |
| You had visited Paris | You'd visited Paris |
| He had already left | He'd already left |
| She had cooked dinner | She'd cooked dinner |
| It had rained all night | It'd rained all night |
| We had seen that film before | We'd seen that film before |
| They had studied English for years | They'd studied English for years |
Forma Negativa
Añade 'not' después de 'had' para hacer negativos. La contracción 'hadn't' se usa comúnmente.
| Forma Completa | Forma Contraída |
|---|---|
| I had not finished my homework | I hadn't finished my homework |
| You had not visited Paris | You hadn't visited Paris |
| He had not left yet | He hadn't left yet |
| She had not cooked dinner | She hadn't cooked dinner |
| It had not rained all night | It hadn't rained all night |
| We had not seen that film before | We hadn't seen that film before |
| They had not studied English for years | They hadn't studied English for years |
Preguntas Sí/No
Mueve 'had' antes del sujeto para formar preguntas.
Ejemplos:
- Had I finished my homework before dinner?
- Had you visited Paris before 2020?
- Had he already left when you arrived?
- Had she cooked dinner before the guests came?
- Had it rained before we left?
- Had we seen that film before?
- Had they studied English before moving here?
Preguntas con Wh-
Comienza con una palabra interrogativa, luego usa had + sujeto + participio pasado.
Ejemplos:
- What had I done before dinner?
- Where had you visited last summer?
- Why had he left early?
- Who had she invited to the party?
- When had it rained?
- What had we seen before?
- How long had they studied English?
Uso
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