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A Basic Grammar
THE PAST PERFECT TENSE
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The past tense of both the auxiliary (help) verb and the verb describing the action is given when someone is speaking, thinking or writing in the past tense and is describing a situation that happened even earlier.
Examples are: He said that he had bought the souvenirs while on holiday, she said that she had paid off her account.
NB: If you say or write: He said that he has (instead of had) bought the souvenirs, you immediately betray the fact that English is not your mother tongue.
When the auxiliary verb is 'to have', and the main verb is also 'to have', you can use one 'had' as in number 12.
But if you use 'have' in 'have to' (used in the sense of meaning 'must'), then you will use 'had had to'.
Example of this is; She said that she had had to put in petrol.
When the auxiliary verb is 'to have', and the main verb is also 'to have', you can use one 'had' as in number 12.
But if you use 'have' in 'have to' (used in the sense of meaning 'must'), then you will use 'had had to'.
Example of this is; She said that she had had to put in petrol.
EXERCISE
1 Mother remembered that she (leave) …… the iron on at home (had left)
2 Father was pleased to discover that he (win) …...... a lotto prize (had won)
3 The babysitter told the parents that the infant (sleep) ……… all evening (had slept)
4 When Joe failed, he regretted the fact that he (be) …… so lazy (had been)
5 The bridegroom gave the bride a ring he (buy) ………… her (had bought)
6 Flushed with anger, the man held the thief who (rob) ………him (had robbed)
7 Smiling cheerfully, Joan gave me the book she (buy) ………me (had bought)
8 The passenger first ate food four days after the ship (leave) ……Port (had left)
9 There was a mess in the room she (tidy)…… already…… (had already tidied)
10 The doctor was thanked by the patient he (treat) …… for bronchitis (had treated)
11 The people were insulted by those they (help)…… in great need (had helped)
12 The war killed many soldiers who still (have) ……… youth on their side (had)
13 Not enough that she (buy)…… them a house, she cleaned it too (had bought)
14 She never slept because the baby (be) ………… crying all night (had been)
15 She took his part because she knew what he (be) ……… through (had been)
16 They cheered at their victory because they (lose) ……… many games (had lost)
17 He complained that he (fill) …………… in the forms incorrectly (had filled)
18 The traffic officer found that the driver (be) …… drinking heavily (had been)
19 Jealousy was rife when they found out that he (inherit) ……… the money (had inherited)
20 Jack said that Jill (fall)……… down and (break) ………… her crown (had fallen down and broken her crown)
21 Jill said that Jack (have/push) ………… her (had pushed)
22 Peter said that he (make) ……… up his quarrel with Mary (had made)
23 Sean told us that previously he (make) …… very little money (had made)
Dr Luky Whittle
Dr Luky Whittle
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