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Past Perfect

The past perfect expresses an action that had finished before another action took place in the past. The past perfect is often used to provide reasons for making a decision in the past.

Example:

Had you calculated the true production potential of the plant before starting production?

I had already created my production plan before the crisis.

Had you discussed the allocations with the on site manager before production began?

Positive Form:

Subject + had + past participle + (object(s))

I had already created my production plan before the crisis.

Negative Form:

Subject + had + not + past participle + (object(s))

Question Form:

(Question Word) + have + subject + past participle?

Had you discussed the allocations with the on site manager before production began?

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