Sama seperti Present Perfect, akan ada pola kalimat:
- past perfect (action)
- past perfect (non-action 1)
- past perfect (non-action 2)
Perhatikan subject dan bentuk verb yang dipakai.
Kalimat Positif:
- I/You/We/They + had + verb 3
- He/She/It + had + verb 3
Kalimat Negatif:
- I/You/We/They + had not (hadn’t) + verb 3
- He/She/It + had not (hadn't) + verb 2
Kalimat Tanya:
- Had + I/you/we/they + verb 3?
- Had + he/she/it + verb 3?
Kalau kalian amati:
- semua kalimat pakai verb 3
- semua kalimat pakai auxilliary verb had
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I had eaten when he arrived.
= Aku sudah makan saat dia tiba.
You had left when we arrived.
= Kamu sudah pergi saat kami tiba.
We had sent the document when we received the email.
= Kami sudah mengirimkan dokumen saat kami menerima email itu.
They had received the package when I called.
= Mereka sudah menerima paket saat aku telpon.
He had called Jane when I asked him.
= Dia sudah menelpon Jane saat aku tanya dia.
She had passed the exam when her mother passed away.
= Dia sudah lolos ujian saat Ibunya meninggal.
That is my cat. It had eaten when I got back from work.
= Itu kucingku. Dia sudah makan saat aku pulang kerja tadi.