Neste resumo vais descobrir o tempo verbal past perfect em inglês. Em português, corresponde ao pretérito-mais-que-perfeito. Este tempo é usado para indicar uma ação no passado que aconteceu antes de outra. Por isso, quando tens uma frase no past perfect existem duas ações diferentes.
Estrutura do past perfect
Exemplo
Had + verbo principal no particípio passado (-ed)
He had washed the dishes before his mother arrived.
Ele lavou os pratos antes da mãe dele chegar.
Vais aprender a conjugar os verbos To play e To talk no past perfect. Este tempo verbal pode estar presente em frases afirmativas, negativas e interrogativas.
Verb To Play
(Verbo Jogar)
Person
(Pessoa)
Affirmative
(Afirmativa)
Verb
(Verbo)
Negative
(Negativa)
Verb
(Verbo)
Interrogative
(Interrogativa)
I
had
played
hadn't
played
Had I played?
You
had
hadn't
Had you played?
She/He/It
had
hadn't
Had she/he/it played?
We
had
hadn't
Had we played?
You
had
hadn't
Had you played?
They
had
hadn't
Had they played?
Exemplos:
I had played chess before she taught me.
Eu já tinha jogado xadrez antes de ela me ensinar.
We hadn't played any games before you arrived.
Nós ainda não tínhamos jogado jogos nenhuns quando tu chegaste.
Why haven´t you played video games before your brother arrived?
Porque é que não jogaste video jogos antes de o teu irmão chegar?
Verb To talk
(Verbo Falar)
Person
(Pessoa)
Affirmative
(Afirmativa)
Verb
(Verbo)
Negative
(Negativa)
Verb
(Verbo)
Interrogative
(Interrogativa)
I
had
talked
hadn't
talked
Had I talked?
You
had
hadn't
Had you talked?
She/He/It
had
hadn't
Had she/he/it talked?
We
had
hadn't
Had we talked?
You
had
hadn't
Had you talked?
They
had
hadn't
Had they talked?
Exemplos:
You had talked to her before she told you the truth.
Já tinhas falado com ela quando ela te contou a verdade.