Past Perfect Tense
Past Perfect Tense
Fungsi :
A. PATTERN
1. Positive Sentence
S + Had + V3 + O/Adverb.
ex : - I had spoken English in the mosque.
Saya telah berbicara bahasa inggris di dalam masjid.
- He had taken bath in the bath room.
Dia (♂) telah mandi di kamar mandi.
2. Negative Sentence
S + Had + Not + V3 + O/Adverb.
ex : - They had not written the letter.
Mereka tidak telah menlis surat.
- She had not spoken to my uncle.
Dia (♀) tidak telah berbicara kepada paman saya.
3. Interrogative Sentence
Positive Interrogative
Had + S + V3 + O/Adverb.
ex : - Had I played the guitar?
Apakah saya telah bermain gitar?
- Had they accuse me a thief?
Apakah mereka menuduh saya seorang pencuri?
Positive Interrogative
Had + S + Not + V3 + O/Adverb.
ex : - Had not you learned writen?
Apakah kamu telah belajar menulis?
- Hadn’t she opened the door?
Apakah mereka menuduh saya seorang pencuri?
B. USAGE
1. Untuk menyatakan suatu peristiwa yang sudah sempurna dilakukan di masa lampau.
I had gone to Surabaya with my friend
Saya telah pergi ke Surabaya bersama teman saya
2. Untuk suatu peristiwa yang telah terjadi sebelum saat tertentu di masa lampau.
I had done my home work before nine
Saya telah menyelesaikan pekerjaan rumah saya sebelum pukul sembilan
3. Dalam past perfect tense ini sering digunakan dalam menjawab pertanyaan yang berbentuk
simple past tense
Whay did he go to Jakarta
Kenapa dia pergike Jakarta
Because he had never been there before
Sebab dia tidak pernah ke sana sebelumnya
C. SPECIAL CHARACTERISTIC
Suatu kalimat akan terasa jikalau tanda waktu di atas diletakkan di awal / di tengah -
tengah kalimat
Past perfect when past tense
Tense after perfect
Perfect before tense
Tense as soon as perfect
Tense until perfect
When past tense perfect
He come here after I had given him much money
Dia datang kesini setelah saya telah memberikan banyak uang
When they meet me I had told them the problem
Ketika mereka bertemu saya, saya telah memberitahukan masalah itu