Past perfect signal words
Past perfect signal words
Signal words:
after, before, when.
Examples past perfect signal words:
I had eaten my breakfast before I went to school.
Before we read the book, we
had bought the book.
We did our homework after we had seen a film.
After he had sent an email, he
got an answer.
When he left school, he had learned for years.
When she arrived in London, she
had waited for hours.
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The past perfect refers to a time earlier than before now. So the past perfect is used to make clear that one action happened before another in the past.
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