PAST PERFECT TENSE IN ENGLISH (The Use, Formula, and Examples)

PAST PERFECT TENSE IN ENGLISH

(The Use, Formula, and Examples)

THE USE (PENGGUNAAN)

1. Completed Action Before Something in the Past 

(Untuk menceritakan kegiatan yang sudah terjadi di masa lalu sebelum kegiatan lain terjadi)

Example: 

• I had met the beautiful girl before I came to this city.

2. Duration before something in the Past 

(Menceritakan kejadian yang sudah dan masih berlangsung sebelum kegiatan lain terjadi)

Example: 

• By the time we finished our study, we had been in Malang for five years.

Penting!                 

Penggunaan “had” dan Verb 3

•  I, You, We, They, She, He, It + had

•  Verb 3 (Harus hafal)

 Beberapa contoh Verb 1,2,3:

There are two sentences:

1. Verbal Sentence

2. Nominal Sentence

Complement (Pelengkap)

•  Adjective (kata sifat). Ex: sad, happy, etc.

•  Noun (kata benda). Ex: doctor, car, cat, etc.

•  Adverb (Kata keterangan)

1.    Adverb of place, ex: in Jakarta, at school, etc. 
2.    Adverb of time, ex: in 1993, since tomorrow, etc. 
3.   Adverb of manner, ex: well, slowly, etc.

 

FORMULA

1. Positive Sentence (+)

 

For example:

1. She had eaten an apple when I came. (Dia sudah makan apel ketika saya datang) 
2. Ani and Doni had been to Paris before got married . (Ani dan Doni sudah pernah ke Paris sebelum menikah) 
3. Kiki had graduated from university. (Kiki sudah lulus dari universitas)

2. Negative Sentence (-)

For example:

1. She had not eaten an apple when I came. (Dia belum makan apel ketika saya datang) 
2. Ani and Doni had not been to Paris before got married. (Ani dan Doni belum pernah ke Paris sebelum menikah 
3. Kiki had not graduated from university. (Kiki belum lulus dari universitas) 
   

3. Interrogative Sentence (?)

 

 

For example:

1. Had She eaten an apple when I came? (Apakah Dia sudah makan apel ketika saya datang?) 
2. Had Ani and Doni been to Paris before got married? (apakah Ani dan Doni sudah pernah ke Paris sebelum menikah?) 
3. Had Kiki graduated from University? (Apakah Kiki sudah lulus dari universitas?)

 

Semoga bermanfaat!

Baca Juga:

• Present Perfect Tense

• Simple Present Tense

• Simple Past Tense