Past Perfect – Verb Form

This post will show you how to form the Past Perfect. To see how to use the Past Perfect, click here.

Affirmative Statements

Subject	Had	Past Participle
I	had	gone	to school.
You	had	lived	in Alaska.
He/She/It	had	watched	TV.
We	had	walked	to the store.
They/You (plural)	had	played	tennis.

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Negative Statements

Subject	Had + Not (hadn’t)	Past participle
I	hadn’t	eaten	dinner.
You	hadn’t	waited	for us.
She/He/It	hadn’t	driven	very fast.
We	hadn’t	thought	about the consequences.
They/You (plural)	hadn’t	slept	by 8:00 am.

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Yes/No Questions

Had	Subject	Past Participle
Had	you	been	to Frankfurt before?
Had	he	cooked	dinner?
Had	they	written	their essay?

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Short Answers

Yes	Subject	Had	No	Subject	Had + Not (hadn’t)
Yes,	I	had.	No,	I	hadn’t.
Yes,	he	had.	No,	he	hadn’t.
Yes,	they	had.	No,	they	hadn’t.

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Information Questions

Wh- Word	Had	Subject	Past Participle
Who	had	you	voted	for?
What	had	she	arranged?
When	had	he	quit	smoking?
Where	had	it	gone?
How	had	they	broken	the dishes?
Why	had	they	changed	jobs?
Who (subject)	had		left?
What (subject)	had		happened?