Structure
Topic
Subtopic
Explanation
Examples
- Example 1
- Example 2
Past Perfect Simple
Affirmative
Subject + Had + Past Participle
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He had learned from Gaia and Uranus that he was destined to be overthrown by his son.
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He had previously overthrown Uranus, his own father.
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The Cyclopes gave him thunder and the thunderbolt, or lightning, which had previously been hidden by Gaia.