Past Perfect — Sentences and Questions

Build statements, negatives, and questions.

Positive sentences

The family had prepared dinner before the guests arrived.

Negative sentences

They had not finished the decorations when the guests arrived.

Yes / No questions

Had they prepared dinner before the guests arrived?

WH questions

What had the family done before the guests arrived?

Question reminder

Move the first helping verb before the subject. In Simple Past, use did + subject + V1. Subject questions such as “Who arrived?” have their own pattern.

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A quick check

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