Usage Examples Past Perfect

• He had written it down at last, but it did not help. -
• Why had I bothered? -
• She was younger than I'd expected. -
• Where had I seen them before? -
• He had not known it was possible. -
• He had not chased me. -
• It was heavier than she'd imagined. -
• Had he made a mistake? -
• I hadn't realized it was so late. -
• It was harder than she'd thought. -
• She hadn't wasted it. -
• I read the name that he had written. -
• She had deceived him again. -
• I hadn't spoken to him. -
• That was the quotation he'd read. -
• What had she worn? -
• Who had brought this letter? -
• How had Ares survived? -
• No, she hadn't forgotten. -
• He did not know what he had done. -