the past perfect tense

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1、GrammarandusageLeadinHongKong________toChinain1997.returnedMacao________toChinain1999.returnedHongKong____________toChinabeforeMacaocamebacktoChina.hadreturnedThesimplepasttensetalksaboutapastaction.Whensomethinghappensatanevenearliertimeinthepast,weusethepastperfecttensePastperfecttenseh

2、addone---PresentPast(Monday)buildagardencleanthehouseI__________thehousebeforeI______agardenonFriday.hadcleanedbuiltFridayThefollowingiswhatIdidlastweek.MoreexamplesofthePastperfecttense1.Whenwegottothestation,thetrainhadleft.2.Bytheendoflastyear,mybrotherhadbeenasoldierfor10years.3.Befor

3、eTonywenttowork,hehadfinishedreadingthenovel.4.Notuntil10yearslaterdidsheknow,thediamondshehadborrowedwasjustmadeofglass.Hello!PresentPastWehidtheentrancetothetomb.Cartersaidtheyhadhiddentheentrancetothetomb.Thepastperfecttenseusedinindirectspeech“Wehidtheentrancetothetomb.”saidCarter.Car

4、tersaidthattheyhadhiddentheentrancetothetomb.Hello!Moreexamplesofthepastperfecttenseusedinreporterspeech1.Katesaid,“Ifinishedreadingthecomicbook.”Katesaidthatshehadfinishedreadingthecomicbook.2.Jimmysaid,“IwenttoAsiatwoweeksago.”JimmysaidthathehadgonetoAsiatwoweeksbefore.3.“Didyoustayupla

5、telastnight?”Mr.Benasked.Mr.BenaskedwhetherIhadstayeduplatethenightbefore.Thepastperfecttensedoesn’tmeanthepastactionhappenedalongtimeago.IhaddonemyhomeworkthismorningbeforeIwenttothemuseum.Antoniowentswimmingafterhehadreachedhomefromwork.Shylockhadleftthehotelwhenwegotthere.Timeexpressio

6、nsoftenusedwiththepastperfecttense.when,after,before,assoonas,until,since,by,forandalreadyThestructureofthepastperfecttensehaddone/hadbeendone1.I____already______Chinesefornearly3yearsbeforeIcametothissmalltown.(teach)2.I__________tocome,butsomethinghappened.(mean)hadhadmeanttaught3.Mess_

7、____________ofthehousebeforehisparentscameback.(Make)4.LittleTom____________tothehospitalafterMumreturnedfromwork.(send)hadbeenmadehadbeensentpresentPresentperfectorpastperfect?Thepresentperfecttenseisusedwhenwearetalkingaboutapasteventwhichrelatestothepresenttime.T