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Turkish Language Verb Tenses

Gelmek -- Indicative Mood, Past Perfect Compound Narrative Tense...
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  • The Indicative Mood

    Indicative Mood Past Perfect, Compound Narrative Tense
    (Bileşik Eylem Zamanları, Belirsiz geçmiş zamanın hikâyesi)
    Past Perfect, Compound Narrative -- Negative Past Perfect, Compound Narrative -- Interrogative Past Perfect, Compound Narrative -- Negative Interrogative
    gelmiştim --
    I had come
    gelmemiştim --
    I hadn't come
    gelmiş miydim? --
    had I come?
    gelmemiş miydim? --
    hadn't I come?
    gelmiştin --
    you had come
    gelmemiştin --
    you hadn't come, you weren't coming (see example)
    gelmiş miydin? --
    had you come?
    gelmemiş miydin? --
    hadn't you come?
    gelmişti --
    he had come
    gelmemişti --
    he hadn't come
    gelmiş miydi? --
    had he come?
    gelmemiş miydi? --
    hadn't he come?
    gelmiştik --
    we had come
    gelmemiştik --
    we hadn't come
    gelmiş miydik? --
    had we come?
    gelmemiş miydik? --
    hadn't we come?
    gelmiştiniz --
    you had come
    gelmemiştiniz --
    you hadn't come
    gelmiş miydiniz? --
    had you come?
    gelmemiş miydiniz? --
    hadn't you come?
    gelmişlerdi (gelmiştiler) --
    they had come
    gelmemişlerdi (gelmemiştiler) --
    they hadn't come
    gelmişler miydi? --
    had they come?
    gelmemişler miydi? --
    hadn't they come?
    Related Examples:
    Vakit oğle olmuştu, Tekin Bey hâlâ uyuyordu.
    Although it had become noon, Mr. Tekin was still sleeping.
    -----
    Güzel bir tatil programı yapmıştim, fakat uygulayamadım.
    I had made a super vacation plan, but I wasn't carry it off (wasn't able to [couldn't] conform to it).
    -----
    Bize adres vermişti.
    He had given us the address.
    -----
    Onunla partide tanışmıştık.
    We had gotten to know him at the party.
    -----
    Sizi aldatmışlardı!
    You've been had (they had deceived you)!
    -----
    Perihan kapının zilini çaldiğında ben giyinmiştim bile.
    I had (already) dressed when Perihan rang the door bell.
    Bill'i düğününden beri görmemiştim.
    I hadn't seen Bill since his wedding.
    -----
    Kapıyı açmamışlar.
    They hadn't opened the door.
    -----
    Orada çok çalışmamıştık.
    We hadn't worked very hard over there.
    Daha evvel Izmir'e gitmiş miydiniz?
    Had you gone to Izmir before?
    -----
    Daha önce nerede kalmıştı?
    Where had he stayed before?
    Daha evvel Izmir'e gitmemiş miydiniz?
    Hadn't you gone to Izmir before?

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