Førdatid
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Førdatid (past perfect) henviser til en tid tidligere end før nu. Den bruges til at tydeliggøre, at en hændelse er foregået før en anden i fortiden. Det er ligemeget hvilken hændelse, der nævnes først - det vil fremgå at tiderne, hvilken der foregik først.
I disse eksempler er Hændelse A foregået først og Hændelse B den anden eller nyere hændelse:
| Hændelse A | Hændelse B |
| John had gone out | when I arrived in the office. |
| Hændelse A | Hændelse B |
| I had saved my document | before the computer crashed. |
| Hændelse B | Hændelse A |
| When they arrived | we had already started cooking. |
| Hændelse B | Hændelse A |
| He was very tired | because he hadn't slept well. |
Dannelse af førdatid
Førdatid på engelsk består af to elementer: en datidsform af udsagnsordet to have (had) + kort tillægsform af hovedudsagnsordet.
| Grundled | had | kort tillægsform |
|---|---|---|
| Bekræftende | ||
| She | had | given |
| Nægtende | ||
| She | hadn't | asked. |
| Spørgende | ||
| Had | they | arrived? |
| Spørgende nægtende | ||
| Hadn't | you | finished? |
To decide, førdatid
| Bekræftende | Nægtende | Spørgende |
|---|---|---|
| I had decided | I hadn't decided | Had I decided? |
| You had decided | You hadn't decided | Had you decided? |
| She had decided | She hadn't decided | Had she decided? |
| We had decided | We hadn't decided | Had we decided? |
| They had decided | They hadn't decided | Had they decided? |
Førdatid + just
'Just' bruges sammen med førdatid til at henvise til en hændelse, der kun er foregået et kort stykke tid før 'før nu', fx.
- The train had just left when I arrived at the station.
- She had just left the room when the police arrived.
- I had just put the washing out when it started to rain.