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INGLÉS    IV

Positive

                            

I had been

 

You had gone

 

She had met

 

He had played

 

It had rained

 

We had bought

 

They had studied 

      

 

.

Negative 

         

They had not studied

 

We had not bought

 

It had not rained

 

He had not played

 

She had not met

 

You had not gone

 

I had not been 

Negative short form 

 

I hadn't been

 

you hadn't gone

 

she hadn't met

 

he hadn't played

 

it hadn't rained

 

we hadn't bought

 

they hadn't studied

And to make a 'yes / no' question put 'had' before the subject:

 

Yes / No Questions 

 

Had I come?

 

Had you eaten?

 

Had she gone?

 

Had it rained?

 

Had he studied?

 

Had we met?

 

Had they left?

 

 

 

For 'wh' questions put the question word at the beginning:

 

Wh Questions 

 

When had I come?

 

Why had you eaten?

 

Where had she gone?

 

When had it rained?

 

Why had he studied?

 

How had we met?

 

When had they left?

Past Perfect 

 

We don't use the past perfect a lot in English, but it is useful, and it sounds very good if you can use it correctly. Also, it's really easy to make - just the past simple of 'have' and the past participle.

 

The positive - make it with 'had' + the past participle (usually made by adding 'ed' to the infinitive, but a few verbs have irregular past participles):

Positive short form 

 

I'd been

 

you'd gone

 

she'd met

 

he'd played

 

it'd rained

 

we'd bought

 

they'd studied

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