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past perfect tense

/pɑːst ˈpɜːfɪkt tɛns/

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/pɑːst ˈpɜːfɪkt tɛns/B2formal
  • ruГрамматическое время, используемое для описания действия, которое было завершено до другого действия или момента в прошлом, образуется с помощью 'had' и причастия прошедшего времени глагола.

A grammatical tense used to describe an action that was completed before another past action or point in time, formed with 'had' plus the past participle of a verb.

  1. Grammatical tenseB2formal

    A verb tense used to describe an action that was completed before another action in the past. It is formed with 'had' + past participle.

    ruПрошедшее совершенное время

    • She had already left when I arrived.
    • They had finished their homework before dinner.
    • He had never seen such a beautiful sunset until that day.