Past Perfect – Befejezett múlt

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• Két múltbeli esemény, cselekvés sorendjének kifejezésére. ( to clarify the order of two past non-continuous events)
• Ez egyik cselekvés, esemény a másik előtt történt. (to state a past action was completed before an other action)

1. Két múltbeli esemény, cselekvés sorendjének kifejezésére. ( to clarify the order of two past non-continuous events).
   • Ez elsőnek történt esemény , cselekvés kifejezésére a past perfectet használjuk (The first action uses the simple past perfect tense)
   • Az utánna történt esemény, cselekvés kifejezésére pedig a Simple past  (The second action uses that past simple tense.)
   • Examples:
     • I wasn’t hungry when I came home from school. I had eaten on my way home from school.
     • We had already left for school, when I found out that the my English class was cancelled.
2. Ez egyik cselekvés, esemény a másik előtt történt. to state a past action was completed before an other action
   • I was very tired when my friends came to pick me up. I had worked all day.
   • We had slept only a few hours, when we had to wake up to go to school.

Simple Past Perfect Tense Chart

	Subject	Auxiliary Verb		Main Verb
+	I	had		stamped	your letter, and then sent it for you.
	We	had		read	the books form the library, and returned them last week.
	She	had		played	outside for an hour.
-	I	had	not	lived	in New York, before, I moved to Paris.
	You	had	not	studied	very much, that is why you failed your test.
	He	had	not	eaten	all day, so when he got home was hungry.
?	Had	the dog		gone	to the vet. He was very sick for last week.
	Had	you		called	your teacher. She left you a message a few days ago.
	Had	she		cleaned	the house yesterday, because we had a party.