Past Perfect

Untuk menyatakan bahwa suatu pekerjaan atau aktifitas yang baru saja terjadi di masa lampau, digunakan "past perfect".


Ilustrasi kalimat dalam bahasa Indonesia.

Pada hari minggu, Joan dan Andi sama-sama berjanji bertemu di supermarket. Jam 8 pagi Joan sudah berada di supermarket. Karena sudah lama menunggu, jam 11 pagi Joan meninggalkan supermarket. Jam 11.15, Andi muncul. Pada saat kedatangan Andi, Joan sudah tidak ada disana lagi.

Pola kalimat:

S + had + v3 + ...

Contoh:

"When I arrived at the supermarket, Joan had gone home"
"He had never been abroad before"
"I had never seen him before"
"She did not know him. She had never met him before"
"We were not hungry. We had just had lunch"

Bahan perbandingan.

"Present perfect"
"Who is she? I have never seen her before"
"We have just had lunch"
"I have already set up the programme"
"We are not hungry. We have just had lunch"