Unit 6 Page 55 Lesson A2

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2: grammar: the past perfect.

use the past perfect to talk about things that happened before an event in the past.

I had set up camp and was cooking and this van appeared out of nowhere.

I had just met my husband to be, and he was showing me photos when the phone rang.

the past perfect is often used to give explanations or reasons why things happened

it was nice to have company because I hadn’t spoken to anyone in days.

Jerry was a college friend that he hadn’t seen in years.

he moved to Spain.

questions and short answers in the past perfect:

had you gone by yourself?

Yes, I had.

had they been in touch?

No, they hadn’t.

where he moved to?

to Spain.