Past Perfect and Past Simple Contrasted
1. Use
2. Signal words
3. Form
4. Examples
We use the the same form of the auxiliary (had) every time regardless the subject.
4.1. Affirmative sentences
4.2. Negative sentences
4.3. Questions
5. Spelling (Past Perfect and Past Simple)
- stopped (Double the consonant after a short vowel.)
- lived (one -e at the end of the word → Add only -d.)
- hurried (consonant before -y → Change to -i.)
* past participle:
- regular verbs → infinitive + –ed
- irregular verbs → 3rd column of the table of the irregular verbs