The Past Perfect Tense refers to something that occurred in the past, before another action in the past. In other words, it expresses one event that was completed before another past event. Basically, when we use the past perfect, we are referring to a time earlier than before right now. It sounds complicated but it is really quite simple. Perfect modals take a modal verb (could, should, must, might/may) and pairs it with a perfect tense phrase (have + past participle), which is how it gets its name. Don’t let the vocabulary confuse you! When we say perfect modals, we are not saying that these are modals that are perfect. Each of these modal constructions have slightly Past Simple. They were painting the house when I arrived. The house was being painted when I arrived. Past Continuous. They have produced over 20 models in the past two years. Over 20 models have been produced in the past two years. Present Perfect. They are going to build a new factory in Portland. A new factory is going to be built in Portland. ich sei gewesen. I am said to have been. ich wäre gewesen. I would have been. wäre er hier, würde er if he were here, he would sie wären gewesen. they would have been. Learn to translate the verb "to be" (sein) into German in the present, past, and future tenses, plus subjunctive and imperative. The past perfect tense must be used in two cases: 1.To show the sequence of two events/actions in the past. The verb in the past perfect happened before the verb in the simple past tense. Pedro IkKHY.

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