Past perfect tense

/pˈast pˈɜːfɛkt tˈɛns/

/pˈæst pˈɜːfɛkt tˈɛns/

Past perfect tense

(grammar) a verb tense that is formed with 'had' in English and describes an action or state that is completed before

Examples

1. Past perfect tense: "By the time I arrived, the storm had already changed the face of the landscape."

2. The clue is the past perfect tense.

3. Again, the first part of this sentence is in the past perfect tense.

4. Again, the first part of this sentence is in the past perfect tense.