The Past Perfect Form: had + past participle We use the past perfect to: Clarify order of two past actions (to show that one happened before the other) · In reported speech. · In conditional type three · To express a past wish Examples : I had phoned Jamal before I went out. Action 1 : I phoned Jamal. Action 2 : I went out Amin told me that he had been away for the whole week. If I had worked hard, I would have got the prize. I wish I had gone with you! Exercise : Put the verbs between brackets in the correct form. 1- Nadia (never read)..............................such an interesting story before she moved to university in Spain. 2- (Nadia, ever, study)..................................Spanish before she moved there? 3- She (be)............................
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