PAST PERFECT
Past Perfect adalah sebuah tenses yang digunakan untuk mengekspresikan sebuah aktivitas yang terjadi sebelum aktivitas lain dan terjadi pada masa lalu. Sehingga dapat dijelaskan secara sederhana adalah aktivitas sebelum aktivitas masa lalu. Sebagai contohnya perhatikan kalimat dibawah ini.
Sam arrived at 10:00. Ann left at 09:30. Ann had already left when Sam arrived.
Pada kalimat diatas secara jelas bahwa Ann telah pergi ketika sam datang dan kejadian ini terjadi pada masa lalu.
Rumus Past perfect
(+)Subect + had + V3 + keterangan
(-)Subect + had +not + V3 + keterangan
(?)had + Subect + V3 + keterangan
Pada past times perfect champaign of study tidak berpengaruh karena menggunakan had, tidak peduli apakah kalimat tersebut jamak atau tunggal selalu menggunakan Had. Perhatikan contoh contoh kalimatnya dibawah ini.
1. When nosotros got dwelling job solid finally night,we institute that somebody had broken into the apartment
2. Karen did non desire to come upwards to the film job solid amongst us because she had already seen the film.
3. At get-go I idea I had done the correct thing, but I shortly realised that I had made a serious mistake.
4. The human being sitting adjacent to me on the airplane was really nervous. He had non flown before.
Latihan Soal Past Perfect.
1. Samir (be) ........a paper reporter earlier he ......(become) a businessman.
2. I ......(feel) a lilliputian amend subsequently I .......(take) the medicine.
3. I was late. The instructor (give, already) ............a quiz when I ....(get) to class.
4. It was raining hard,but past times the fourth dimension course of study .....(be) over, the pelting ......(stop)
5. Millions of the years ago,dinosaurs .....(roam) the earth,but they .....(become) extinct past times the fourth dimension people get-go ....(appear)
6. I ....(see,never) whatsoever of picasso’s paintings earlier I .... (visit) the fine art museum.
7. After work,I went to Rosa’s constituent to plow over eher a ride home,but I couldn’t honour her. She .....(leave) amongst soul else.
8. I got cook to pay the bill,but when I ..... (look) inward my pocket,I discovered that I ..... (leave) my wallet at home.with simply about embarrassment, I told my friend that I ..... (forget) my wallet. She kindly .....(offer) to pay my constituent of the neb for me.
9. Yesterday at a meeting,I .....(see) Rick Collns,an quondam friend of mine. I.....(see,not) him inward years. At first, I......(recognize,not) him because he.......(lose) a cracking bargain of weight.
10. In 1980, My parents .....(emigrate) to the U.S. of America from China.They ........(travel,never) exterior Cathay together with were,of course,excited past times the challenge of relocating to a unusual country. Eventually,they .....(settle) inward California.My sis together with I were born in that place together with ..... (grow) upwards there. Last year,I ........(go) to china for the get-go fourth dimension to study at Beijing University. I..... (want, always) to view Cathay together with acquire to a greater extent than nearly my ain job solid unit of measurement background. My dreams finally came true.
Jawaban dan Pembahasan Soal Past Perfect
1. Samir had been a paper reporter earlier he became a businessman.
2. I felt a lilliputian amend subsequently I took the medicine.
3. I was late. The teacher had already given a quiz when I got to class.
Pada kalimat pertama The instructor had already given a quiz terjadi sebelum kalimat I got to course of study sehingga menggunakan past times perfect, tambahan pula ada kata Already yang merupakan ciri kalimat past times perfect.
4. It was raining hard,but past times the fourth dimension course of study was over, the rain had been stopped
Pada kalimat The pelting had been stopped terjadi sebelum the course of study was over,sehingga kita menggunakan kalimat past times perfect.
5. Millions of the years ago,dinosaurs roamed the earth,but they had acquire extinct past times the fourth dimension people get-go appereared
Pada kalimat Dinosaurs Roamed the globe menggunakan kalimat uncomplicated past times tense karena menceritakan masa lalu, sedangkan kalimat they had acquire extinct mengguakan kalimat past times perfect,sedangkan kaliamt people get-go appeared menggunakan kalimat past times tense.
6. I had never seen whatsoever of picasso’s paintings earlier I visited the fine art museum.
Kalimat kedua pertama menggunakan kalimat past times perfect karena menceritakan masa lalu dari masa lalu, sedangkan kalimat ke dua I Visited menggunakan past times tense.
7. After work, I went to Rosa’s constituent to plow over eher a ride home, but I couldn’t honour her. She had left amongst soul else
She had left amongst soul else menggunakan past times perfect,karena terjadi setelah kalimat pertama.
8. I got cook to pay the bill,but when I looked in my pocket,I discovered that I had left my wallet at home.with simply about embarrassment, I told my friend that I had forgetton my wallet. She kindly offered to pay my constituent of the neb for me
9. Yesterday at a meeting,I saw Rick Collns,an quondam friend of mine. I had non seen him inward years. At first, I did non recognized him because he had lost a cracking bargain of weight.
10. In 1980, My parents emigrated to the U.S. of America from China.They had never traveled exterior Cathay together with were, of course, excited past times the challenge of relocating to a unusual country. Eventually,they settled inward California.My sis together with I were born in that place together with grew upwards there. Last year,I went to china for the get-go fourth dimension to study at Beijing University. I had ever wanted to view Cathay together with acquire to a greater extent than nearly my ain job solid unit of measurement background. My dreams finally came true.