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Grammar Lab · Past perfect
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Quick explain
- • Had + voltooid deelwoord: iets gebeurde vóór een ander moment in het verleden.
- • Gebruik het vaak samen met de past simple: When we arrived, the film had already started.
- • Voor duur kun je de past perfect continuous gebruiken: I had been waiting for an hour.
had started ●── we arrived ●── nu
Vorm
Positief
I had finished.
Ontkennend
I hadn't finished.
Vraag
Had you finished?
Examples
- By the time I got home, everyone had eaten.
- She had never flown before that day.
- They hadn't studied, so the test was hard.
- Had you met him before the party?
Signaalwoorden: already · just · before · after · by the time · when
Dutch alert
When I arrived, the train already left.
When I arrived, the train had already left.
Het eerdere gebeuren krijgt de past perfect.