4. Past Perfekt (Plusquamperfekt)
Nachdem / Bevor
If something is further in the past than something
else, then the helping verb will also shift into past
tense past perfect
have bought had bought
I went home after I had bought some gas.
Colloquially, English and German speakers will often
just keep the tenses the same. (I went home after I
bought some gas.) But the past perfect does exist
and is useful in certain instances.
5. Past Perfekt (Plusquamperfekt)
Nachdem / Bevor
Perfekt Plusquamperfekt
habe gekauft hatte gekauft
ist gegangen war gegangen
Nachdem ich meine Hausaufgaben gemacht hatte,
bin ich zur Party gefahren.
Bevor ich das ganze Buch gelesen habe, war ich ins
Fitnesscenter gegangen.
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