Form: had + past participle
Verb: take
Past participle: taken
Example: "We found ourselves lost because we had taken a wrong turning."
Meaning: n.b. There are TWO events: (1) we took a wrong turning, then (2) we realised we were lost.
The Past Perfect is used to refer to a completed action in the past which occurred before another event in the past.
The past perfect tense of hope is had hoped.
"Had been" is the past perfect tense of be.
The past perfect tense is had borne.
The past perfect tense is had broken.
The past perfect tense is had run.
had taken
Existed is the past tense. The past perfect tense is had existed.
The past perfect tense of hope is had hoped.
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 is had sat.
present tense past tense future tense present perfect tense past perfect tense future perfect tense present progressive tense past progressive tense future progressive tense present perfect progressive tense past perfect progressive tense future perfect progressive tense
The past perfect tense of 'get' is 'had gotten'
"Had been" is the past perfect tense of be.
The past perfect tense of do is had done.
Perfected is the past tense of perfect.
The past perfect tense of borrow is "had borrowed."
The past perfect tense of "think" is "had thought."