* Formation : had + past participle form of the verb.
* Usage : an action that was completed before another past action.
* Words used with the tense : after - before - when - etc.
N.B._ AFTER is followed by past perfect and the main verb in the past simple.
_ BEFORE is followed by past simple and the main verb in the past perfect.
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* Put in the correct tense of the given verb:
1- She ( learn ) dancing before she ( leave ) for Europe.
* She had learnt dancing before she left for Europe.
2- After we ( chat ) for a little time, we ( play ) Chess.
* After we had chatted for a little time, we played chess.
3- When we ( finish ) dinner, we ( go ) into the smoking room.
* When we had finished dinner, we went into the smoking room.
4- I ( give ) my wife the present which I ( buy ) for her.
*I gave my wife the present which I had bought for her.
5- I already ( get ) home before it ( begin ) to rain.
* I had already got home before it began to rain.
6- This morning, I ( meet ) a friend that I ( not see ) for years.
* This morning, I met a friend that I hadn't seen for years.
7- He ( tell ) me all about her after she ( leave ).
* He told me all about her after she had left.
8- She ( thank ) me for what I ( do ) for her.
* She thanked me for what I had done for her.
9- After she ( go away), I ( feel ) lonesome.
* After she had gone away, I felt lonesome.
10- After I ( hear ) her story. I ( believe ) her.
* After I had heard her story, I believed her.
11- I ( hurry ) to see my friend as soon as I ( hear ) the news.
* I hurried to see my friend as soon as I had heard the news.
12- When we ( arrive ), the train already ( leave ).
* When we arrived, the train had already left.