The past perfect has similarities with the present perfect. Instead of using present forms of "haben" and "sein" for the perfect, the past perfect uses the preterite forms of "haben" and "sein":
Past perfect of the verb "machen" (= regular conjugation)
| Person |
Personal pronoun |
Auxiliary |
Participle II |
| 1st person singular |
ich |
hatte |
gemacht |
| 2nd person singular |
du |
hattest |
gemacht |
| 3rd person singular |
er, sie, es, man |
hatte |
gemacht |
| 1st person plural |
wir |
hatten |
gemacht |
| 2nd person plural |
ihr |
hattet |
gemacht |
| 3rd person plural |
sie, Sie |
hatten |
gemacht |
Past perfect of the verb "fahren" (with "sein")
| Person |
Personal pronoun |
Auxiliary |
Participle II |
| 1st person singular |
ich |
war |
gefahren |
| 2nd person singular |
du |
warst |
gefahren |
| 3rd person singular |
er, sie, es, man |
war |
gefahren |
| 1st person plural |
wir |
waren |
gefahren |
| 2nd person plural |
ihr |
wart |
gefahren |
| 3rd person plural |
sie, Sie |
waren |
gefahren |