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Grammarandusage,Leadin,HongKong_toChinain1997.,returned,Macao_toChinain1999.,returned,HongKong_toChinabeforeMacaocamebacktoChina.,hadreturned,Thesimplepasttensetalksaboutapastaction.Whensomethinghappensatanevenearliertimeinthepast,weusethepastperfecttense,Pastperfecttense,haddone,-,Present,Past,(Monday),buildagarden,cleanthehouse,I_thehousebeforeI_agardenonFriday.,hadcleaned,built,Friday,ThefollowingiswhatIdidlastweek.,MoreexamplesofthePastperfecttense,1.Whenwegottothestation,thetrainhadleft.2.Bytheendoflastyear,mybrotherhadbeenasoldierfor10years.,3.BeforeTonywenttowork,hehadfinishedreadingthenovel.4.Notuntil10yearslaterdidsheknow,thediamondshehadborrowedwasjustmadeofglass.,Present,Past,Wehidtheentrancetothetomb.,Cartersaidtheyhadhiddentheentrancetothetomb.,Thepastperfecttenseusedinindirectspeech,“Wehidtheentrancetothetomb.”saidCarter.,Cartersaidthattheyhadhiddentheentrancetothetomb.,Moreexamplesofthepastperfecttenseusedinreporterspeech,1.Katesaid,“Ifinishedreadingthecomicbook.”Katesaidthatshehadfinishedreadingthecomicbook.,2.Jimmysaid,“IwenttoAsiatwoweeksago.”JimmysaidthathehadgonetoAsiatwoweeksbefore.3.“Didyoustayuplatelastnight?”Mr.Benasked.Mr.BenaskedwhetherIhadstayeduplatethenightbefore.,Thepastperfecttensedoesntmeanthepastactionhappenedalongtimeago.,IhaddonemyhomeworkthismorningbeforeIwenttothemuseum.Antoniowentswimmingafterhehadreachedhomefromwork.Shylockhadleftthehotelwhenwegotthere.,Timeexpressionsoftenusedwiththepastperfecttense.,when,after,before,assoonas,until,since,by,forandalready,Thestructureofthepastperfecttense,haddone/hadbeendone,1.I_already_Chinesefornearly3yearsbeforeIcametothissmalltown.(teach)2.I_tocome,butsomethinghappened.(mean),had,hadmeant,taught,3.Mess_ofthehousebeforehisparentscameback.(Make)4.LittleTom_tothehospitalafterMumreturnedfromwork.(send),hadbeenmade,hadbeensent,present,Presentperfectorpastperfect?,Thepresentperfecttenseisusedwhenwearetalkingaboutapasteventwhichrelatestothepresenttime.Thepastperfecttenseisusedwhenwearediscussingthepastandwanttotalkaboutanevenearlierevent.,Practice,1.Tomwasdisappointedthatmostoftheguests_whenhe_attheparty.A.left;hadarrivedB.left;arrivedC.hadleft;hadarrivedD.hadleft;arrived,2.We_fourthousandnewwordsbytheendoflastyear.A.hadlearnedB.havelearnedC.learnedD.willhavelearned,3.(NMET2010春季北京）WhenMarkopenedthedoor,hesawawomanstandingthere.He_herbefore.A.neversawB.hadneverseenC.neverseesD.hasneverseen,4.(NMET2010春季北京)Icantseeanycoffeeinthiscupboard._?A.HasitallbeenfinishedB.WasitallfinishedC.HasitallfinishedD.Diditallfinished,5.(NMET2010春季北京)_mysisterthreetimestodaybutherlinewasalwaysbusy.A.IdphonedB.IvebeenphoningC.IvephonedD.Iwasphoning,6.-Thewindowisdirty.-Iknow.It_forweeks.(NMET2009全国卷I)A.hasntcleanedB.didntcleanC.wasntcleanedD.hasntbeencleaned,7.(NMET2009北京)ThemayorofBeijingsaysthatallconstructionworkfortheBeijingOlympics_by2006.A.hasbeencompletedB.hascompletedC.willhavebeencompletedD.willhavecompleted,8.(2009上海)Thefirstuseofatomicweaponswasin1945,andtheirpower_increasedenormouslyeversince.A.isB.wasC.hasbeenD.hadbeen,9.(NMET2008江苏）Morepatients_inhospitalthisyearthanlastyear.A.TreatedB.havetreatedC.havebeentreatedD.havebeentreated,10.(NMET2008江苏)They_ontheprogramforalmostoneweekbeforeIjoi