Past Perfect Simple

Das Past Perfect Simple ist eine Zeitform der Verben in der englischen Sprache. Die deutsche Entsprechung des Past Perfect Simple ist das Plusquamperfekt.

Bei allen Personen wird had – das Simple Past von to have – und der Wortstamm mit der angehängten Endung „-ed“ verwendet.

Beispiel:

1. Person Singular: I had listened.
2. Person Singular: You had listened.
3. Person Singular: He/She/It had listened.

1. Person Plural: We had listened.
2. Person Plural: You had listened.
3. Person Plural: They had listened.

Achtung! Es gibt auch unregelmäßige Verben, wie zum Beispiel „to speak“:

1. Person Singular: I had spoken.
2. Person Singular: You had spoken.
3. Person Singular: He/She/It had spoken.

1. Person Plural: We had spoken.
2. Person Plural: You had spoken.
3. Person Plural: They had spoken.

Die Verneinung wird mit „had not“ (oder kurz „hadn't“) gebildet.

Beispiel:

1. Person Singular: I had not spoken.
2. Person Singular: You had not spoken.
3. Person Singular: He/She/It had not spoken.

1. Person Plural: We had not spoken.
2. Person Plural: You had not spoken.
3. Person Plural: They had not spoken

Bei der Frageform wird ein „had“ vorangestellt.

Beispiel:

1. Person Singular: Had I spoken?
2. Person Singular: Had you spoken?
3. Person Singular: Had he/she/it spoken?

1. Person Plural: Had we spoken?
2. Person Plural: Had you spoken?
3. Person Plural: Had they spoken?