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Past Perfect: frases negativas

520 exercícios de lacuna, 52 testes de dez

Ponha not depois de had. O particípio passado não muda.

O particípio passado é a terceira forma das tabelas de verbos: written, gone, built. Ele nunca muda com o sujeito.

O padrão

Not vem logo depois de had, e quase sempre se contrai em hadn’t:

He had not arrived. → He hadn’t arrived.

Explicando o que deu errado

O Past Perfect negativo fornece muitas vezes o motivo de um problema passado:

• We couldn’t get in because I hadn’t brought the key.
• She failed the test — she hadn’t revised.

A oração principal vai no Past Simple; a explicação dá um passo atrás.

never, not yet

Os dois caem naturalmente, e never substitui not em vez de se juntar a ele:

• I had never eaten oysters before that evening.
• The parcel hadn’t arrived yet when I left.

A regra da negação única vale aqui como em todo o inglês: «nunca tinha» vira had never, não hadn’t never.

Com wish e if only

Um arrependimento sobre o passado usa o Past Perfect, e a negativa é comum:

I wish I hadn’t said that. If only we hadn’t missed the train.

Todas as formas

Exemplos

Tirados das 520 frases deste exercício. A resposta está destacada.

• The car hadn't made a strange noise before it broke down.
• They hadn't read the instructions before they started assembling the furniture.
• They hadn't finished the game before it started raining.
• I hadn't known the party until I saw the invitation.
• She hadn't traveled to other countries before she moved to this city.
• She hadn't completed her project before the deadline expired.
• The book hadn't received a good rating, so I decided not to read it.
• She hadn't seen her parents for a while before that visit.
• Sarah hadn't had any previous experience in painting when she joined the class.
• We hadn't heard about that important event until recently.
• He hadn't eaten his lunch before he learned about the meeting.
• She hadn't left her violin at home before the music concert.

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