Past perfect (I have done)

Perhatikan contoh berikut

Sarah went to a party last week.(Sarah pergi ke pesta minggu lalu) Paul went to the party too, but they didn't see each other.(Paul juga pergi ke pesta yang sama, tetapi mereka tidak saling bertemu) Paul left the party at 10.30 and Sarah arrived at 11 o'clock.(Paul meninggalkan pesta pada pukul 10.30 dan Sarah tiba pukul 11) So, when Sarah arrived at the party, Paul wasn't there.(Jadi ketika Sarah tiba di pesta, Paul sudah tidak ada di sana) He had go home.(Dia sudah pulang ke rumah)

He had gone adalah past perfect.

I/We/They/You		Had		(=I'd etc)		gone
He/She/It		Had		(=He'd)		Finished

Susunan kalimatnya adalah sebagai berikut:
S + had + past participle (v3)

Kita menggunakan past perfect ketika menceritakan sebuah kejadian yang sudah terjadi di waktu lampau.

Sarah arrived at the party.

Ini adalah penanda awal dari cerita di atas, yang menunjukan kejadian tersebut terjadi di waktu yang lampau. Maka ketika kita akan menceritakan kejadian yang sudah terjadi pada waktu itu kita akan menggunakan past perfect (had)

When Sarah arrived at the party, Paul had already gone home.

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