Setiap kali menyemak penulisan pelajar memang akan menemui kesalahan yg. amat lumrah dilakukan . Apakah kesalahan itu ?
Silap faham antara PAST TENSE & PAST PERFECT TENSE !!!
1. She left her house at 9 in the morning. (CORRECT )
2. She had left her house at 9 in the morning. (WRONG )
3. Fifi cooked special dishes for her friends who came to her house. ( CORRECT )
4. Fifi had had cooked curry for his brother . ( WRONG )
Reminder : Hanya 'HAD' shj yg bermaksud PAST TENSE TETAPI
HAD + PAST PARTICIPLE = PAST PERFECT TENSE !!!
PPT digunakan utk menggambarkan satu peristiwa yg berlaku di masa lepas
TETAPI ia berlaku terlebih dahulu daripada peristiwa lain. Cth :
The train had left when I arrived at the station.
Keretapi sudahpun bertolak apabila saya sampai.
When I reached home my son had slept.
I had had my dinner by the time the phone rang.
Note : Dear students/readers : Do write your sentence here for checking.