In this topic you are going to learn the Past Perfect Tense in affirmative, negative and interrogative. As you are learning the Past Perfect tense, you will see that it's similar to the Present Perfect and that will help you a lot.
1. Paco had had a dream about this journey before (introduction to past perfect)
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Which of these sentences are in Past Perfect Simple?
1) Paco had had a dream about this journey before.
2) Alex and Andrés have played tennis in the park.
3) Sonia had taught English to his brother.
4) My father had not seen that film before.
5) The children had been playing football for an hour.
6) Had your family been there before?
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Further information and examples about forming and using the Past Perfect Tense.
Have a look here to see the differences between the Simple Past and the Past Perfect.
Now that we have seen the Past Perfect in context, let's see if we can identify and recognize the third type of conditional sentences. You will learn types 1 and 2 and will practise type 3 in the next unit, anyway. Don't worry. Well, what are we waiting for?


