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125. When you desire to express an action complete at some definite past time, you do not say:

We finished when they came, but, We had finished when they came.

Not, They went when we arrived, but, They had gone when we arrived.

Not, I worked six months when he began, but, I had worked six months when he began.

Can you see a difference in the meaning expressed in these sentences: I worked six months when he began; and I had worked six months when he began? This last sentence describes an action completed or perfected before some definite past time.

126. Past perfect time denotes an action perfected or completed at some definite past time. It is formed by using had and the past participle of the verb.

Remember always, with irregular verbs, to use the past participle. Never use the past time form with had.

Exercise 2

Correct the following sentences in which the past time form is used instead of the past participle. Look up the word in the list of irregular verbs and use the past participle instead of the past time form.

1. I have saw it often.

2. He had shook his fist.

3. She has sang for us.

4. The boat has sank here.

5. He has spoke the truth.

6. They had stole the books.

7. He has swore to the truth.

8. He had took the wrong road.

9. She has tore her dress.

10. He had threw the ball away.

11. The girl had wore the dress.

12. He had wrote the letters.

13. He had drank too much.

14. He had rode the horse.

15. The sun has rose.

16. He has bore his part.

17. They have began already.

18. The wind has blew all night.

19. It had broke when it fell.

20. He has chose the right.

21. You have did your duty.

22. He has ate his breakfast.

23. A heavy rain has fell.

24. They had gave it to me.

25. He has became rich.

26. It has grew rapidly.

27. He has knew it always.

28. He has mistook her for another.