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Here are some exmaples. I had been at Microsoft for 10 years before I took that job with Apple. (past perfect use of had + pp) If I had known you were coming, I would have stayed there and waited for you.
- Here are some exmaples.
- I had been at Microsoft for 10 years before I took that job with Apple.
- (past perfect use of had + pp) If I had known you were coming, I would have stayed there and waited for you.
- (conditional use of had + pp)
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Here are some exmaples.
I had been at Microsoft for 10 years before I took that job with Apple. (past perfect use of had + pp)
If I had known you were coming, I would have stayed there and waited for you. (conditional use of had + pp)
I had been at Microsoft for 10 years before I took that job with Apple. (past perfect use of had + pp)
If I had known you were coming, I would have stayed there and waited for you. (conditional use of had + pp)
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Use the past perfect (1) when you wish to clarify the precedence of the earlier of two past events or (2) when you wish to emphasize the completion of the earlier of the two events before the occurrence of the later one.
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