English Course: Past Perfect

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Subject + had + 3 go went gone
Affirmative Negative Interrogative
I had gone I hadn't gone Had I gone?
You had gone You hadn't gone Had you gone?
He had gone He hadn't gone Had he gone?
She had gone She hadn't gone Had she gone?
It had gone It hadn't gone Had it gone?
We had gone We hadn't gone Had we gone?
You had gone You hadn't gone Had you gone?
They had gone They hadn't go Had they gone?
Affirmative Subjetc + had + 3
I had gone to New York Yo habia ido a New York
He had gone to New York El habia ido a New York
Negative Subjetc + hadn't + 3
I hadn't gone to New York Yo no hania ido a New York
He hadn't gone to New York El no habia ido a New York
Interrogative Had + subject + 3 + ?
Had I gone to New York? ¿Habia ido yo a New York?
Had he gone to New York? ¿Habia ido él a New York?

Uses of the past perfect.

Action in the past that took place before another.

Her plane had already left when Thelma arrived at the airport.

With adverb just to express an action that has just ocurred.

When Jhon phoned, the kids had just gone to bed.

Third Conditional

If I had known that you were sick, I would have gone to see you.