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Past Perfect[chapterheader]
What is it?
The Past Perfect Tense of a verb is used to refer to events that happened at some point in the past with a reference point to the past, eg: she had bought her ticket (and she went to spain).
The Rule
The past tense of have plus the Past Participle of the verb:
'havde' [past participle]
| Infinitive | Present | Past | Present Perfect | Past Perfect | EN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| at bo | bor | boede | har boet | havde boet | had lived | |
| at leve | lever | levede | har levet | havde levet | had lived | |
| at spise | spiser | spiste | har spist | havde spist | had eaten | |
| at købe | køber | købte | har købt | havde købt | had bought | |
| at have | har | havde | har haft | havde haft | had had | |
| at hedde | hedder | hed | har heddet | havde heddet | had been called | |
| at sove | sover | sov | har sovet | havde sovet | had slept | |
| at løbe | løber | løb | har løbet | havde løbet | had run | |
| at synge | synger | sang | har sunget | havde sunget | had sung | |
| at drikke | drikker | drak | har drukket | havde drukket | had drunk | |
| at være | er | var | har været | havde været | had been | |
| at se | ser | så | har set | havde set | had seen | |
| at gå | går | gik | har gået | havde gået | had gone |
Examples
| Da | En | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Han havde spist et æble og nu var han mæt | He had eaten an apple and now he was full | ||||
| De havde boet i huset i fire år, da de solgte det | The had lived in the house for four years when they sold it | ||||