Broken trees in Stanley Park, Vancouver, BC

The day after the storm, we drove through Stanley Park. We saw that the wind had destroyed many of the trees.

Form

Past Perfect Simple = had + past participle

Positive Negative Questions
I had transmitted. (I'd transmitted) I hadn't transmitted. Had I transmitted?
You had landed. (You'd landed) You hadn't landed. Had you landed?
She had taken off. (She'd taken off) She hadn't taken off. Had she taken off?
He had taxied. (He'd taxied) He hadn't taxied. Had he taxied?
It had damaged the runway. (It'd damaged the runway) It hadn't damaged the runway. Had it damaged the runway?
We had belly landed. (We'd belly landed) We hadn't belly landed. Had we belly landed?
They had flamed out. (They'd flamed out) They hadn't flamed out. Had they flamed out?

Use

We often describe events that happened in the past by starting with a sentence in the Past Simple:

  • I got up at 7 AM this morning. 

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