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question		réponse
Sometimes we talk about something that happened in the past: Sarah arrived AT the party. This is the starting point of the story. commencer à apprendre		Then, if we want to talk about things that happened before this time, we use the past perfect (had...): When Sarah arrived at the party, Paul had already gone home.
Who is that woman? I’ve never seen her before. commencer à apprendre		I didn’t know who she was. I’d never seen her before. (=before that time)
We aren’t hungry. We’ve just had lunch. commencer à apprendre		We weren’t hungry. We’d just had lunch.
The house is dirty. They haven’t cleaned it for weeks. commencer à apprendre		The house was dirty. They hadn’t cleaned it for weeks.
Was tom at the party when you arrived? No, he had already gone home. commencer à apprendre		But: Was Tom there when you arrived? Yes, but he went home soon afterwards.
Ann wasn’t at home when I phoned. She was in London. commencer à apprendre		But: Ann had just got home when I phoned. She had been in London.

Unit 15 Past perfect (I had done)