Broken trees in Stanley Park, Vancouver, BC

The day after the storm, we drove through Stanley Park. We saw that the wind had destroyed many of the trees.

Form

Past Perfect Simple = had + past participle

Positive Negative Questions
I had eaten. (I'd eaten) I hadn't eaten. Had I eaten?
You had gone. (You'd gone) You hadn't gone. Had you gone?
She had met him. (She'd met him) She hadn't met him. Had she met him?
He had played. (He'd played) He hadn't played. Had he played?
It had rained. (It'd rained) It hadn't rained. Had it rained?
We had bought it. (We'd bought it) We hadn't bought it. Had we bought it?
They had studied. (They'd studied) They hadn't studied. Had they studied?

Use

We often describe events that happened in the past by starting with a sentence in the Past Simple:

  • I got up at 7 AM this morning. 

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Exercise

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