How to Form the Past Perfect Simple

The form of the past perfect simple is shown in the table below.

The form of the past perfect simple is the same for all pronouns.

Had not is contracted to hadn’t.

Yes/No Question Had he/she/it called her?
Short Answers Yes, he/she/it had.  No, he/she/it hadn’t.
Question word question Who had he/she/it called?
Positive Sentence He/she/it had called her.
Negative Sentence He/she/it hadn’t called her.

Click on the links below to learn more about the Past Tenses

The Past Simple

The Past Continuous

The Past Perfect Continuous

Time Expressions with The Present Perfect

Used to

Used to vs. Would