Matching Pairs Past PerfectOnline version The PAST PERFECT TENSE indicates that an action was completed (finished or "perfected") at some point in the past before something else happened. This tense is formed with the past tense form of "to have" (HAD) plus the past participle of the verb (which can be either regular or irregular in form) by Rubén Cordero 1 We had never seen a 2 She had prepared 3 Had you met 4 I had not done dinner before leaving for work that day. whale before our trip. all my homework when I went to class. her before?