Trecutul Perfect (The Past Perfect Tense) had + past participle

1. exprima o actiune anterioara altei actiuni din trecut sau anterioara unui moment din trecut o actiune s-a incheiat, "perfectat" la un moment din trecut inainte ca un alt eveniment sa se produca. The little boy said that he had seen a flying saucer in the garden. (Baietelul a spus ca vazuse o farfurie zburatoare in gradina.) The little spoke as if he had seen a flying saucer. (Micutul a vorbit ca si cum vazuse o farfurie zburatoare.) in constructiile care folosesc Conditional in Trecut (Ireal) Tom would have helped me with my homework if he had had time. (situatie ipotetica in trecut) (Tom m-ar fi ajutat cu temele daca ar fi avut timp.) pot exprima o dorinta nerealizata I wish I hadn't missed the buss. (Imi doresc sa nu fi pierdut autobuzul.) I wished I hadn't missed the buss. (Mi-as fi dorit sa nu fi pierdut autobuzul.) exprima o actiune anterioara unei actiuni a carui timp e "Future-in-the-Past" Tom said that he would go to England after he had learned English a little bit. (Tom a spus ca va merge in Anglia, dupa ce va invata putina engleza.)

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I had walked two miles by lunchtime. I had run three other marathons before entering the Boston Marathon. Aunt Glad had invested heavily in the air-conditioning industry before the Crash of 1988. She had swum the English Channel every summer until 1997. How long had it been since you saw each other? Nu am cunoscut vestea proast atunci cnd am vorbit cu el. I hadn't known the bad news when I spoke to him. Am verificat cu furnizorul i ele nc nu au primit contractul. I checked with the supplier and they still hadn't received the contract. Ea a avut deja ia spus nainte de a am avut ocazia s -i dau versiunea mea. She had already told him before I got a chance to give him my version Compania a inceput anul bine, dar a fost grav afectate de greva serviciilor potale. The company has started the year well but was badly hit by the postal strike El mi-a spus c au pltit deja proiectul de lege. He told me they had already paid the bill. El a spus el credea c Ioan sa transferat n Italia. He said he believed that John had moved to Italy Credeam c ne-am decis deja pe un nume pentru acest produs. I thought we had already decided on a name for this product.

Conditional in Trecut (Ireal) (Past Unreal Conditional) If ... Past Perfect ..., ... would have + past participle ... Tom would have helped me with my homework if he had had time. (situatie ipotetica in trecut) If the weather had been nice, I would have walked to my office. (situatie ipotetica in trecut) If I had had a day off from work, I would have gone to the beach. (situatie ipotetica in trecut) Comentarii 1) "Past Real Conditional" face referire la o situatie trecuta ipotetica. 2) Pentru situatiile imaginare (ireale) nu se foloseste "when" deoarece se considera ca actiunea/ evenimentul nu a avut loc. Daca aveam timp mergeam la mare.(situatie ipotetica; nu am avut timp) .If I had had time I would have gone to the sea. Daca aveam bani ii cheltuiam. (situatie ipotetica; nu am avut bani) . If I had had money I would spent it.

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singular plural singular plural singular plural I had walked we had walked I had slept we had slept I had been we had been you had walked you had walked you had slept you had slept you had been you had been he/she/it had walked they had walked he/she/it had slept they had slept he/she/it had been they had been