What is the Past Perfect?
Le passé antérieur (Past Perfect Tense) est utilisé pour indiquer qu’une action s’est produite avant une autre action passée. On l’emploie lorsque l’ordre chronologique des événements est important.
Table of Contents
- Lesson 1: Present Simple Tense
- Lesson 2: Present Continuous Tense
- Lesson 13: Present Simple vs Present Continuous
- Lesson 3: Present Perfect Tense
- Lesson 4: Present Perfect Continuous Tense
- Lesson 5: Past Simple Tense
- Lesson 6: Past Continuous Tense
- Lesson 15: Past Simple vs Past Continuous
- Lesson 7: Past Perfect Tense
- Lesson 8: Past Perfect Continuous Tense
- Lesson 16: Past Perfect vs Past Perfect Continuous
- Lesson 9: Future Simple Tense
- Lesson 10: Future Continuous Tense
- Lesson 17: Future Simple vs Future Continuous
- Lesson 11: Future Perfect Tense
- Lesson 12: Future Perfect Continuous Tense
- Lesson 18: Future Perfect vs Future Perfect Continuous
How to use it:
- Forme affirmative : Sujet + “had” + participe passé du verbe principal.
- Forme négative : Sujet + “had not” (ou “hadn’t”) + participe passé du verbe principal.
- Forme interrogative : “Had” + sujet + participe passé du verbe principal.
Exemples :
Forme affirmative :
- She had finished her homework before watching TV.
- They had already eaten dinner when we arrived.
Forme négative :
- He hadn’t visited Paris before his trip last summer.
- I hadn’t read that book before my friend recommended it.
Forme interrogative :
- Had you ever traveled to Asia before this trip?
- Had they met the new manager before the staff meeting?