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- Description (Optional) 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/connected with the past simple event. Examples: 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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1 t <p><font class="font-s">The past perfect is mainly used to demonstrate a sequence of events in the past, it can also show past states and background information.</font></p><p></p><p><font class="font-s">The past perfect affect/influences/connects the past simple events.</font></p> Uploading Image...	t <p><font class="font-s">Examples from the text book:</font></p><p></p><p><font class="font-s">I had left my book at home SO I did not study in the café.</font></p><p></p><p><font class="font-s">He had put on too much aftershave BEFORE he went out. </font></p><p></p><p><font class="font-s">They had brought back so much fish THAT the whole house stank when we arrived.</font></p><p></p> Uploading Image...	t Uploading Image...	t R
2 t <p><font class="font-s">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.</font></p> Uploading Image...	t <p><font class="font-s">I had known about the problem for two days when the printer broke. </font></p><p><font class="font-s">It had felt scary, but we performed the song well.</font></p> Uploading Image...	t Uploading Image...	t R
3 t <p><font class="font-s">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. </font></p> Uploading Image...	t <p><font class="font-s">Examples from the text book:</font></p><p></p><p><font class="font-s">We talked for hours before I realised we had met before.</font></p><p><font class="font-s">I walked into the restaurant and immediately ordered the goulash. I had decided what I wanted on the way. </font></p><p><font class="font-s">Hannah went into the kitchen and was devastated to find that someone had eaten all the pie. </font></p><p></p> Uploading Image...	t Uploading Image...	t R
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