A2.2 A ENGLISH EOI ICOD: diciembre 2021

PAST PERFECT = HAD + PARTICIPLE

The SIMPLE PAST indicates a simple past action: I arrived at the bus stop.

The PAST PERFECT indicates a previous action before the simple past:

The bus had left when I arrived at the bus stop.

IN A NUTSHELL: The past perfect is a past in the past.

Other examples:

-When Wendy arrived (9:15), the class had started (8:30).

-When I arrived at the bus stop (7:32), the bus had left (7:30).

-When I turned on the TV, the film had ended.

A2.2 A ENGLISH EOI ICOD