Past perfect
Video explanation
Examples
| Sentence | Source |
|---|---|
| He said that in 30 years of fishing he had never seen a dolphin do that. | The oil spill's unseen culprits, victims |
| His core temperature had dropped to 77 degrees. | How I held my breath for 17 min |
| I had never used a computer. | How I harnessed the wind |
| For one thing, Germany had surpassed Britain in industrial strength by 1900. | Joseph Nye on global power shifts |