as soon as, no sooner than, before, after, because, when, until
Adverbial expressions that can be used with the past perfect tense include "already," "before," "just," and "recently." These adverbs help to show the timing or sequence of events that occurred in the past.
This expression is playing with the different tenses of verbs to suggest a philosophical idea. It indicates that the past, represented by the tense "was" or simple past, can feel heavy or burdensome, while the future, represented by the term "perfect" or future perfect tense, holds promise and possibility.
The past tense of "exist" is "existed." The past perfect tense is "had existed."
The past tense of "bleed" is "bled." The past perfect tense of "bleed" is "had bled."
The past tense of sit is sat. The past perfect tense of sit is had sat.
The past perfect tense of "submit" is "had submitted."
This expression is playing with the different tenses of verbs to suggest a philosophical idea. It indicates that the past, represented by the tense "was" or simple past, can feel heavy or burdensome, while the future, represented by the term "perfect" or future perfect tense, holds promise and possibility.
The past tense of "exist" is "existed." The past perfect tense is "had existed."
The past tense of sit is sat. The past perfect tense of sit is had sat.
The past tense of "bleed" is "bled." The past perfect tense of "bleed" is "had bled."
The past perfect tense of hope is had hoped.
The past perfect tense is had set.
The past perfect tense is had rung.
The past perfect tense is had bathed.
The past perfect tense of "chose" is "had chosen."
The past perfect tense of "learn" is "had learned."
The past perfect tense of "confront" is "had confronted."
The past perfect tense is had burned.