Point 24 in the category of PAST perfect simple:
negative forms.
PELIC STUDENT EXAMPLE:
At that time,
I had not found my job
and I had a lot of free time.
Chinese male, level 3 writing class.
A search on iWeb for:
_VHD _XX _VVN
1 HAD N’T SEEN 10519
2 HAD NOT SEEN 8370
3 HAD N’T HEARD 6433
4 HAD N’T THOUGHT 5405
5 HAD NOT HEARD 4843
6 HAD NOT RECEIVED 3893
7 HAD NOT TAKEN 3086
8 HAD NOT MADE 3036
9 HAD N’T NOTICED 2901
10 HAD NOT COME 2531
11 HAD N’T MADE 2425
12 HAD NOT GONE 2265
13 HAD NOT THOUGHT 2074
14 HAD N’T GONE 2061
15 HAD N’T GOTTEN 1954
16 HAD N’T PLAYED 1915
17 HAD NOT CHANGED 1907
18 HAD NOT GIVEN 1869
19 HAD N’T TAKEN 1851
20 HAD N’T CONSIDERED 1787
21 HAD NOT KNOWN 1740
22 HAD N’T COME 1734
23 HAD N’T REALIZED 1544
24 HAD N’T READ 1530
25 HAD NOT USED 1457
26 HAD N’T FOUND 1426
27 HAD N’T USED 1424
28 HAD N’T GOT 1380
29 HAD NOT FOUND 1346
30 HAD N’T CHANGED 1339
31 HAD N’T KNOWN 1264
32 HAD NOT READ 1253
33 HAD N’T WORKED 1206
34 HAD NOT CONSIDERED 1204
35 HAD NOT OCCURRED 1198
36 HAD NOT MET 1191
37 HAD NOT EXPECTED 1163
38 HAD N’T HAPPENED 1137
39 HAD N’T GIVEN 1133
40 HAD N’T EXPECTED 1107
41 HAD N’T RECEIVED 1096
42 HAD N’T PLANNED 1086
43 HAD NOT NOTICED 1081
44 HAD N’T REALISED 1079
45 HAD NOT PAID 1014
46 HAD N’T TOLD 1005
47 HAD N’T WON 1003
48 HAD N’T TRIED 991
49 HAD NOT LOST 939
50 HAD NOT RESPONDED 934
51 HAD N’T EATEN 930
52 HAD NOT SPOKEN 927
53 HAD NOT WORKED 925
54 HAD NOT PLAYED 897
55 HAD NOT RETURNED 890
56 HAD NOT EXPERIENCED 884
57 HAD NOT TOLD 868
58 HAD N’T LOST 853
59 HAD N’T STARTED 841
60 HAD NOT GOTTEN 833
61 HAD NOT REACHED 833
62 HAD N’T MET 827
63 HAD N’T PAID 811
64 HAD N’T SAID 799
65 HAD NOT WON 791
66 HAD NOT HAPPENED 766
67 HAD NOT LEFT 753
68 HAD NOT SHOWN 753
69 HAD NOT PROVIDED 716
70 HAD N’T PUT 715
71 HAD NOT ARRIVED 701
72 HAD NOT EATEN 693
73 HAD NOT DIED 682
74 HAD NOT PLANNED 681
75 HAD NOT REALIZED 679
76 HAD N’T LOOKED 672
77 HAD N’T SPOKEN 670
78 HAD NOT TRIED 666
79 HAD N’T FELT 664
80 HAD NOT GOT 660
81 HAD NOT COMPLETED 656
82 HAD NOT INTENDED 651
83 HAD NOT MOVED 608
84 HAD N’T MOVED 604
85 HAD NOT STARTED 581
86 HAD N’T BOTHERED 578
87 HAD N’T OCCURRED 575
88 HAD NOT ASKED 575
89 HAD NOT PUT 554
90 HAD NOT COMMITTED 544
91 HAD N’T LEFT 543
92 HAD N’T ASKED 542
93 HAD NOT FORGOTTEN 529
94 HAD NOT ANTICIPATED 528
95 HAD N’T WANTED 525
96 HAD N’T FINISHED 521
97 HAD N’T EXPERIENCED 518
98 HAD NOT SAID 513
99 HAD NOT LEARNED 510
100 HAD N’T SLEPT 509
A2:
arrived, bothered, completed, forgotten, happened, lost, moved, received, returned, tried, won
B1:
considered, expected, experienced, intended, noticed, planned, provided, reached, realized
B2:
committed, occurred, responded
C1:
anticipated