1. Cabudare 02 de octubre del 2012
Universidad Yacambú
Edo - Lara
2. Past perfect
The past perfect is used when two actions began and ended in the past.
Its base is formed by grammatical ‘’had’’ auxiliary verb plus a past participle. This time one uses
two actions used in past perfect (with the action that occurs first) and the other in the past
simple (which came after)
Affirmative: Suj + Had + Verb (Past Participle) + Complement
Example: I had eaten something
Negative: Suj + Had + Not + + Verb (Past Participle) + Complement
Example: she had not read something
Interrogative: Had + Suj + Verb (Past Participle) + Complement
Example: Had he gone on a trip?
3. Present Perfect
• The present perfect is used to talk about two times at once: the present and the past
We must remember that third person work with the auxiliary ‘’has’’ and the rest whit the
auxiliary ‘’have’’
• Estructures and Examples:
Affirmative: Suj + Aux + Verb (Past Participle) + Complement
I have eaten something
Negative: Suj + Aux + not + Verb (Past Participle) + Complement
She has not read something
Interrogative: Aux + Suj + Verb (Past Participle) + Complement
Has he gone on a trip?
