FORM
AFFIRMATIVE (+)
|
S
|
had
|
V3
|
| I | had |
worked /
written
|
| We | had |
worked /
written
|
| You | had |
worked /
written
|
| They | had |
worked /
written
|
| He | had |
worked /
written
|
| She | had |
worked /
written
|
| It | had |
worked /
written
|
Short forms:
had = 'd
I had worked = I'd worked
NOTE!
" 'd " may be used in different situations:
1. 'd V3 = had V3 — Past Perfect
E.g. He'd finished his homework by six o'clock. = He had finished his homework by six o'clock.
2. 'd V = would V
E.g. I'd like to go to the cinema. = I would like to go to the cinema.
3. 'd better V = had better V
E.g. You have an interview tomorrow at 8 o'clock. You'd better go to bed early. = You had better go to bed early.
NEGATIVE (-)
|
S
|
had
|
not
|
V3
|
| I | had | not |
worked /
written
|
| We | had | not |
worked /
written
|
| You | had | not |
worked /
written
|
| They | had | not |
worked /
written
|
| He | had | not |
worked /
written
|
| She | had | not |
worked /
written
|
| It | had | not |
worked /
written
|
Short forms:
had not = hadn't
I had not worked. = I hadn't worked.
***
S — Subject of the sentence. E.g. I, we, you, they, he, she, it, Mary, John, my friends, etc.
