Past Perfect Tense

Past Perfect Tense

   February 17, 2019       barkha verma

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Past Perfect Tense

This tense shows the completion of an action in past time.

Read the rules given below:

• In past Perfect Tense, we find the completion of an action certain words like already, before etc.; and sometimes the of another action marks the completion of one action and the expression of this part contains past perfect tense.
• In it, we use had+III form of MV. no matter what number and person the subject is.
• In interro-negative sentences, had + subject + not + III Form of min verb?
• When the sentences have two clauses-one clause marks past perfect i.e. had + III Form V, and another marks part indefinite i.e. II form V. or did + I form V.

(Affirmative Sentences)

I had read the book.
Nita Had sung a song.
The sun had risen.
We had finished our lesson.
He had reached home.
I had already taken my meals.
He had come here once before.
The man-eater had eaten many men.
I had written this by yesterday evening.
He had made such a mistake before.

(Negative Sentences)

He had not completed the word.
He had not taken his bath.
He had not eaten fruit.
They had not won the match.
He had not seen him before.
She had not eaten anything till then.
He had not signed all the papers.
He had never gone to Mumbai before.
I had not given him word till yesterday.

(Interrogative Sentences and Interro-Negative Sentences)

Had you taken your meals?
Had he come?
Had they seen the movie?
Had Ravi gone to bed?
Had you bought the books?
Had I not told you this?
Had the patient died?
had you sought permission to come in?
Had many houses collapsed during the rain?