Past perfect simple vs simple past

Presentation on the use and form of the past perfect versus the simple past. It includes examples and explanations.

1. Juana moral camacho Juana moral’s english site Past perfect simple vs Simple past

2. What is it ? Past perfect is a tense which occurs before some time in the past . It shares features with the present perfect simple but it implies a previous action , that is, an action happening before the simple past SHE HAD STUDIED A LOT BEFORE SHE GOT A DEGREE She had studied a lot before she got a degree .

3. FORM PERFECT TENSE: It uses the past participle ( third column or ed -ending) of main verb. Perfect tenses also need HAVE as auxiliary PAST: It means that the auxiliary verb (HAVE) is in the past(HAD ) EXAMPLES: You had studied SHE HADN’T STUDIED HAD THEY STUDIED?

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5. TIPS ON USAGE NOT VERY COMMONLY USED, BUT… USED IN CONDITIONAL SENTENCES USED IN REPORTED SPEECH TRANSLATED BY PRETERITO ANTERIOR (HUBE ESTUDIADO), PRETÉRICO PLUSCUAMPERFECTO (HUBIERA ESTUDIADO)