Past perfect — the earlier of two past actionsUsing had plus the past participle to show which action happened first.Related learning areasEnglish GrammarRelated conceptsas … as for saying things are the sameAuxiliary verbs in short answersbe going to — plans and intentionsbe going to — predictions from present evidenceChoosing between present, past, and future verb formsComparative adjectivesQuestionsAll questions in this subjectStart learningStart free practice