Past perfect tense dibentuk dengan auxiliary verb “had”, dan past participle (verb-3). Had digunakan baik untuk singular maupun plural subject. Sedangkan past participledibentuk dengan menambahkan -ed, -en, -d, -t, -n, atau -ne pada base form berupa regular verb. Pada base form berupa irregular verb, bentuk past participle tidak konsisten.
Lihat:

Berikut rumus past perfect tense untuk kalimat positif, negatif, dan interogatif.
| Rumus Past Perfect Tense | Contoh Past Perfect Tense |
|---|---|
| kalimat positif (+):S + had + past participle (V-3) | My brother had slept |
| They had come | |
| kalimat negatif (-):S + had + not + past participle (V-3) | My brother hadn’t slept |
| They hadn’t come | |
| kalimat interogatif (?):had + S + past participle (V-3) | Had my brother slept |
| Had they come |
