"Indicates an action that was completed before another action in the past. It is formed with "had" + the past participle of the verb." PAST SIMPLE OR PAST PERFECT?
PAST PERFECT
WHEN SHE SERVED DINNER, HE HAD FINISHED HIS HOMEWORK.
FIRST: HE FINISHED HIS HOMEWORK / SECOND: SHE SERVED DINNER
" Indicates a completed action at a specific point in the past. It is formed with the past form of the verb." PAST SIMPLE OR PAST PERFECT?
PAST SIMPLE
I ONLY ALLOWED HIM TO GO TO THE PARK AFTER HE HAD FINISHED HIS HOMEWORK
FIRST: HE FINISHED HIS HOMEWORK / SECOND: I ALLOWED HIM TO GO TO THE PARK
BEFORE HE ARRIVED, WE HAD PREPARED A SURPEISE PARTY.
FIRST: WE PREPARED A SURPRISE PARTY / SECOND: HE ARRIVED
HE HADN'T EATEN ANY REAL FOOD FOR WEEKS WHEN WE FOUND HIM.
FIRST: HE DIDN'T EAT FOOD / SECOND: WE FOUND HIM
She ate breakfast after she had woken up.
FIRST: she woke up / SECOND: she ate breakfast
I had eaten dinner before I went to the cinema
FIRST: I HAD DINNER / SECOND: I WENT OUT
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