The Past Perfect and Present Perfect are used in the same way
Past perfect dan Present Perfect digunakan dengan cara yang sama
The Past Perfect refers to a time in the past
Past perfect mengacu pada waktu di masa lalu
The Present Perfect refers to a time in the present
Present Perfect mengacu pada waktu di masa sekarang
To talk about something started in the past and still continued to a given time in the past
Untuk membicarakan sesuatu yang dimulai di masa lalu dan masih berlanjut hingga waktu tertentu di masa lalu
I had learned English for 6 years.
Saya telah belajar bahasa Inggris selama 6 tahun.
To talk about something that happened before another action in the past
Untuk membicarakan sesuatu yang terjadi sebelum tindakan lain di masa lalu
My mother had come home before it rained.
Ibu saya telah pulang sebelum hujan turun.
already sudah
just baru saja
never tidak pernah
ever pernah
Positive
Subject + had + past participle
I had learned English before I traveled to Singapore.
Saya sudah belajar bahasa Inggris sebelum saya pergi ke Singapura.
Negative
Subject + had + not + past participle
Had not : hadn’t
I had not learned English before I traveled to Singapore.
Saya belum belajar bahasa Inggris sebelum saya pergi ke Singapura.
Question
Had + subject + past participle?
Have you learned English before you traveled to Singapore?
Apakah kamu sudah belajar bahasa Inggris sebelum kamu pergi ke Singapura?