Past perfect

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Past perfect

She had invited everyone before she sent the invitations. 

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What does this sentence mean? What is the message?

She had invited everyone before she sent the invitations. 

Had invited: past perfect

Sent: past simple

Something had  happened before something else happened.

Past perfect

When to use:

To point out what had happened before something else happened.

How to use:

past tense of had + past participle

She had invited everyone before she sent the invitations.

Point out the Past Perfect (PP) & Past Simple (PS)

After Fred had spent his holiday in Italy he wanted to learn Italian.

PS

PP

Fill in the correct form of the Past perfect.
Susan turned on the radio after she ____ (to do) the dishes.

After Eric ____ (to make) breakfast he
phoned his friend.

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