At a glance
- Start
- Are there two past actions, and you want to show which came first?Yeshad + V3 for the earlier oneWhen I arrived, the film had started.
- One past action, or actions told in orderpast simpleI arrived and the film started.
Two past actions
When I got to the station, the train had already left.
The film had started when we arrived.
I couldn't get in because I had lost my key.
She wasn't hungry because she had just eaten.
had+past participle
When I arrived, the train left. (I saw it leave.)
When I arrived, the train had left. (It was already gone.)
- I had never seen the sea before that trip.
- Had you met him before the party?
Practice
Answer the questions. Get 7 out of 10 to finish this lesson.