THE PAST PERFECT TENSE

The past perfect tense is usually used with two past actions. The verb in the past perfect shows the first past action. She had visited several doctors before she foundout what the problem was. First action (verb): had visited Second action (verb): found out The word order can be changed but it doesn't change the meaning: Before she found out what the problem was, shehad visited several doctors. simple past past participle find found found visit visited visited * find out / found out = learn; discover

Remember to    in your notebook

Singular	Plural
I had visited	We had visited
You had visited	You had visited
He had visited
She had visited	They had visited
It had visited

examples

He had already startedto make breakfast before his wife woke up. (already is frequently used with perfect tenses. It usually appears between the auxiliary verb and the main verb: had already started)
By the time we arrived at the airport, the plane hadalready left.
They had worked andsaved a lot of money before they retired last year.

If you need more help understanding the past perfect tense,

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This video will show you some of the differences between the past tense and the past perfect tense:

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