S + Had + Verb-III + [ C ]

No.	S	Had	Verb-III	C
1 2 3 4 5	She I He The fighter They	had had had had had	gone slept already died surrender gone home	when we arrived when you called me last night before the ambulance came before the game was over before the bell rang

This pattern is also called Past Perfect Tense (Verbal) and it is usually used in conjungtion with the Past Tense. This pattern is used to express somthing that already done  when other events occured (1,2) or  before another event occurs (3, 4, 5).

SHORT CONVERSATIONS:

A         : Sorry I had already slept when you called me last night.

B          : No big deal.

A         : Did you know that you had driven more than 100 kilometers per hour?

B          : That’s impossible, officer. I have only been on the road for ten minutes.

A         : where you absent yesterday?

B         : Actually, I went to school. But when I got there the guard had closed the school gate. So I went home.

 A         : How lucky you are.

B         : Why?

A         : You had already got s job before you graduated.

A         : Had you signed your name before you sent your application form?

B         : Of course, I had.

WATCHING MUSIC SHOW

Sina     : Did you watch music show at Kridosono Sport Hall last night?

Amy    : Actually I wanted to. But when I called Tono, he had gone there with Tina, my sister.

Sina     : What did you do then?

Amy    : I drove to Teky’s house but he had already slept  when I got there. How about you?

Sina     : I went there with my classmates

Amy    : What time did you get there?

Sina     : I got there at 9 pm but the show had begun.

Amy    : How was the show?

Sina     : It was very fantastic. Unfortunately there was fight between two fans.

Amy    : Why did it happen?

Sina     : I didn’t know exactly. Perhaps it was just misunderstanding.

Amy    : Did the guards try to break up the fight?

Sina     : Yes, they did.

Amy    : What time was the show over?

Sina     : I didn’t know. We had gone home before it was over.