past perfect tense
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ریشه
The word 'past' comes from the Old English word 'past', meaning 'gone by, departed'. 'Perfect' comes from the Latin word 'perfectus', meaning 'completed'. 'Tense' comes from the Latin word 'tempus', meaning 'time'.
مثال
- She had already finished her homework when her friends arrived. (Past perfect tense)
- By the time I got to the party, they had already left. (Past perfect tense)
- He had never seen such a beautiful sunset before. (Past perfect tense)
تعریف انگلیسی
noun
- a perfective tense used to express action completed in the past “I had finished' is an example of the past perfect”