Monday, May 24, 2021

Past Perfect Tense Usage

            Past perfect tense is used for the action just completed in the past.

Past Perfect Tense A Comprehensive Guide
Past Perfect Tense A Comprehensive Guide

Past Perfect Tense A Comprehensive Guide

           A. Assertive sentence:-

            Formula:-  sub+had+v3+obj

            Ex:-

1.       I had written a story.

2.     You had finished your work.

3.     He had left the village.

4.     They had built a house.    

        B. Negative sentence:-

         Formula:- sub+ had+not+v3+ obj

            Ex:-

1.     I hadn’t  written a story.

2.     you hadn’t finished your work.

3.     He hadn’t left the village.

4.     They hadn’t built a house.

Also Check

Past Continuous Tense A Comprehensive Guide

Simple Past Tense A Comprehensive Guide

Present Perfect Continuous Tense A Comprehensive Guide

Past Perfect Tense Uses:-

Rule:- 1. when two actions are mentioned in a sentence the first action must be in the past perfect tense and the second action will be in simple past.

Keywords:- Before, after, when, as soon as, until

Ex:-

1.     When I reached the station, the train had left (leave) the flat form.

2.     They had started (start) game before I reached.

3.     Pamila had left (leave) the party before Suma arrived there.

4.     They had left (leave) the office before the boss entered.

5.     He had finished  (finish) the work before we reached the garage.

6.     When my friend reached the meeting hall the president had started (start) his speech.

Also Check

Noun A Comprehensive Guide

Adjectives A Comprehensive Guide

Adverb A Comprehensive Guide

Punctuation English Grammar

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