Penggunaan
Past Perfect Tense digunakan untuk menggambarkan suatu pendapat yang terpikir sebelum peristiwa atau aktifitas tertentu terjadi di masa lalu. Hal ini juga menunjukkan bahwa sesuatu yang telah terjadi sebelum waktu tertentu di masa lampau.
Contoh :
I did not have any money because I had lost my wallet.
Saya tidak punya uang karena Saya kehilangan dompet saya.
I had never seen such a beautiful beach before I went to Pattaya.
Saya belum pernah melihat pantai sebagai itu sebelum saya pergi ke Pattaya.
Rahman knew Yogyakarta so well because he had visited the city several times.
Rahman mengenal Yogyakarta sangat baik karena dia pernah berkunjung ke kota Yogyakarta beberapa kali.
Had Annisa ever studied Arabic before she moved to Medina?
Apakah Annisa pernah belajar bahasa Arab sebelum dia pindah ke Madinah ?
Tania had never been to an opera before last night.
Tania belum pernah ke opera sebelum semalam.
Past Perfect Tense juga berfungsi untuk menggambarkan durasi atau periode (kurun waktu) terjadinya suatu peristiwa atau aktifitas tertentu di masa lampau sampai sesuatu aktifitas atau peristiwa yang lain terjadi juga di masa lampau.
Contoh :
We had had that car for ten years before it broke down.
Kami memiliki mobil itu selama sepuluh tahun sebelum mobil itu mogok.
By the time Anton finished his studies, he had been in Yogyakarta for over eight years.
Pada saat Anton menyelesaikan studinya, dia sudah berada di Yogyakarta selama lebih dari delapan tahun.
They felt bad about selling the house because they had owned it for more than fifty years.
Mereka merasa sedih menjual rumah itu karena sudah memilikinya selama lebih dari lima puluh tahun.
Struktur Past Perfect Tense
Kalimat Nominal
| Subject | Auxiliary Verb | – | Been (Verb 3) | – | |
| + | I | had | been | To Yogyakarta before 2003 | |
| + | We | had | been | To Yogyakarta before 2003 | |
| + | You | had | been | To Yogyakarta before 2003 | |
| + | They | had | been | To Yogyakarta before 2003 | |
| + | He | had | been | To Yogyakarta before 2003 | |
| + | She | had | been | To Yogyakarta before 2003 | |
| + | It | had | been | To Yogyakarta before 2003 | |
| + | Budi | had | been | To Yogyakarta before 2003 | |
| + | Ani and Wati | had | been | To Yogyakarta before 2003 | |
| – | I | had | not | been | To Yogyakarta before 2003 |
| – | We | had | not | been | To Yogyakarta before 2003 |
| – | You | had | not | been | To Yogyakarta before 2003 |
| – | They | had | not | been | To Yogyakarta before 2003 |
| – | He | had | not | been | To Yogyakarta before 2003 |
| – | She | had | not | been | To Yogyakarta before 2003 |
| – | It | had | not | been | To Yogyakarta before 2003 |
| – | Budi | had | not | been | To Yogyakarta before 2003 |
| – | Ani and Wati | had | not | been | To Yogyakarta before 2003 |
| ? | had | I | been | To Yogyakarta before 2003 | |
| ? | had | We | been | To Yogyakarta before 2003 | |
| ? | had | You | been | To Yogyakarta before 2003 | |
| ? | had | They | been | To Yogyakarta before 2003 | |
| ? | had | He | been | To Yogyakarta before 2003 | |
| ? | had | She | been | To Yogyakarta before 2003 | |
| ? | had | It | been | To Yogyakarta before 2003 | |
| ? | had | Budi | been | To Yogyakarta before 2003 | |
| ? | had | Ani and Wati | been | To Yogyakarta before 2003 |
Kalimat Verbal
| Subject | Auxiliary Verb | Main Verb (verb 3) | |||
| + | I | had | cleaned | The house before Mr. Iwan came | |
| + | We | had | cleaned | The house before Mr. Iwan came | |
| + | You | had | cleaned | The house before Mr. Iwan came | |
| + | They | had | cleaned | The house before Mr. Iwan came | |
| + | He | had | cleaned | The house before Mr. Iwan came | |
| + | She | had | cleaned | The house before Mr. Iwan came | |
| + | It | had | slept | before Mr. Iwan came | |
| + | Budi | had | cleaned | The house before Mr. Iwan came | |
| + | Ani and Wati | had | cleaned | The house before Mr. Iwan came | |
| – | I | had | not | cleaned | The house before Mr. Iwan came |
| – | We | had | not | cleaned | The house before Mr. Iwan came |
| – | You | had | not | cleaned | The house before Mr. Iwan came |
| – | They | had | not | cleaned | The house before Mr. Iwan came |
| – | He | had | not | cleaned | The house before Mr. Iwan came |
| – | She | had | not | cleaned | The house before Mr. Iwan came |
| – | It | had | not | slept | before Mr. Iwan came |
| – | Budi | had | not | cleaned | The house before Mr. Iwan came |
| – | Ani and Wati | had | not | cleaned | The house before Mr. Iwan came |
| ? | had | I | cleaned | The house before Mr. Iwan came | |
| ? | had | We | cleaned | The house before Mr. Iwan came | |
| ? | had | You | cleaned | The house before Mr. Iwan came | |
| ? | had | They | cleaned | The house before Mr. Iwan came | |
| ? | had | He | cleaned | The house before Mr. Iwan came | |
| ? | had | She | cleaned | The house before Mr. Iwan came | |
| ? | had | It | slept | before Mr. Iwan came | |
| ? | had | Budi | cleaned | The house before Mr. Iwan came | |
| ? | had | Ani and Wati | cleaned | The house before Mr. Iwan came |
Kata Kerja Khusus dalam Past Perfect Tense
be sebagai full verb
| I, We, You, They, He, She, It | |
| + | I had been to Denpasar. |
| + | We had been to Denpasar. |
| + | You had been to Denpasar. |
| + | They had been to Denpasar. |
| + | He had been to Denpasar. |
| + | She had been to Denpasar. |
| + | It had been there for hours. |
| – | I had not been to Denpasar. |
| – | We had not been to Denpasar. |
| – | You had not been to Denpasar. |
| – | They had not been to Denpasar. |
| – | He had not been to Denpasar. |
| – | She had not been to Denpasar. |
| – | It had not been there for hours. |
| ? | Had I been to Denpasar ? |
| ? | Had we been to Denpasar ? |
| ? | Had you been to Denpasar ? |
| ? | Had they been to Denpasar ? |
| ? | Had he been to Denpasar ? |
| ? | Had she been to Denpasar ? |
| ? | Had it been there for hours ? |
do sebagai full verb
| I, We, You, They, He, She, It | |
| + | I had done an exercise. |
| + | We had done an exercise. |
| + | You had done an exercise. |
| + | They had done an exercise. |
| + | He had done an exercise. |
| + | She had done an exercise. |
| + | It had done an exercise. |
| – | I had not done an exercise. |
| – | We had not done an exercise. |
| – | You had not done an exercise. |
| – | They had not done an exercise. |
| – | He had not done an exercise. |
| – | She had not done an exercise. |
| – | It had not done an exercise. |
| ? | Had I done an exercise ? |
| ? | Had we done an exercise ? |
| ? | Had you done an exercise ? |
| ? | Had they done an exercise ? |
| ? | Had he done an exercise ? |
| ? | Had she done an exercise ? |
| ? | Had it done an exercise ? |
have sebagai full verb
| I, We, You, They, He, She, It | |
| + | I had got a message. |
| + | We had got a message. |
| + | You had got a message. |
| + | They had got a message. |
| + | He had got a message. |
| + | She had got a message. |
| + | It had got a message. |
| – | I had not got a message. |
| – | We had not got a message. |
| – | You had not got a message. |
| – | They had not got a message. |
| – | He had not got a message. |
| – | She had not got a message. |
| – | It had not got a message. |
| ? | Had I got a message ? |
| ? | Had we got a message ? |
| ? | Had you got a message ? |
| ? | Had they got a message ? |
| ? | Had he got a message ? |
| ? | Had she got a message ? |
| ? | Had it got a message ? |
Long Form (bentuk panjang) dan Short Form (bentuk pendek) Past Perfect Tense
| POSITIVE | |
| Long Form | Short Form |
| I, You, He, She, It, We, They | |
| I had gone | I’d gone |
| You had gone | You’d gone |
| He had gone | He’d gone |
| She had gone | She’d gone |
| It had gone | It’d gone |
| We had gone | We’d gone |
| They had gone | They’d gone |
| NEGATIVE | |
| Long Form | Short Form |
| I, You, He, She, It, We, They | |
| I had not gone | I’d not gone/I hadn’t gone |
| You had not gone | You’d not gone/You hadn’t gone |
| He had not gone | He’d not gone/He hadn’t gone |
| She had not gone | She’d not gone/She hadn’t gone |
| It had not gone | It’d not gone/It hadn’t gone |
| We had not gone | We’d not gone/We hadn’t gone |
| They had not gone | They’d not gone/They hadn’t gone |