Gebruik: Iets was gebeurd en het gebeurde voor iets anders.
Vaak staat de Past Simple in het andere gedeelte van de zin.
After she had finished her homework, she played a game.
Before he called his friend, he had checked his messages.
+: had + voltooid deelwoord
-: hadn't + voltooid deelwoord
?: Had + ow + voltooid deelwoord
Spellingsuitzonderingen: zie past simple