Was ist das Past Perfect?
Das Past Perfect beschreibt eine Handlung, die vor einer anderen vergangenen Handlung stattfand.
When I arrived, the film had already started.
Zeitlinie: Film begann → Ich kam an (beide in der Vergangenheit, aber der Film begann früher)
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had + Past Participle
| Subjekt | Form | Beispiel |
|---|---|---|
| I / you / he / she / it / we / they | had + Past Participle | She had eaten before we arrived. |
Verneinung: had not (hadn't) + Past Participle
He hadn't finished his homework when the teacher asked.
Frage: Had + Subjekt + Past Participle?
Had you ever visited France before last year?
Häufige Past Participles
| Infinitiv | Past Participle |
|---|---|
| eat | eaten |
| go | gone |
| see | seen |
| write | written |
| finish | finished |
| arrive | arrived |
Signalwörter
- before: She had left before he called.
- after: After they had eaten, they watched TV.
- when: When I got home, my parents had already eaten.
- never: I had never seen snow before that winter.
- by the time: By the time we arrived, the party had finished.
Praxisbezug: Kriminalgeschichte / Polizeibericht
When police arrived at the scene, the suspect had already escaped through a back window. He had taken the documents and had destroyed the evidence.
Praxisbezug: persönliche Geschichte
By the time I got to the airport, my flight had already departed. I hadn't checked the time correctly. Luckily, I had booked travel insurance.
Übungsaufgaben
Was geschah zuerst? 'When he arrived, she had already left.'
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Vervollständige: 'By the time the ambulance arrived, the fire __ (extinguish).'
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Verneinung bilden: 'I had finished my homework.'