Past Perfect (Noun)
Meaning
A perfective tense used to express action completed in the past; "`I had finished' is an example of the past perfect".
Classification
Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas.
Examples
- The student had completed his project before he turned it in.
- I had lived in New York City before I moved to Chicago.
- The train had left the station by the time I arrived.
- They had been planning the wedding for six months before it was canceled.
- By the time she finished her studies, she had spoken four different languages fluently.