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Past Perfect Tense

Past perfect tense describes an action or a work that is completed in the past.  The third form of a verb is used. “had” is used as helping verbs with both the singular and plural nouns and pronouns.

Affirmative sentences 

Firstly 3^rd form of a verb is used.

Secondly “had” is used as a helping verb. With all types of nouns and pronouns.

Formation :

Sub + helping verb ( had) + 3^rd form of verb  + object.

Examples:

• He had already done his work.
• I had taken a bath.
• She had gone to sleep.
• They had reached there.
• The boy had stolen my money.
• You had rung the bell.
• Sun had set.
• We had heard this news.
• Ali had bought the book.
• The gardener had watered the plants.

Negative sentences

When we have to make negative sentences, we use not after helping verb.

Formation :

Sub + helping verb ( had) +   not   + 3^rd form of verb + object.

Examples:

• He had not already done his work.
• I had not taken a bath.
• She had not gone to sleep.
• They had not reached there.
• The boy had not stolen my money.
• You had not rung the bell.
• Sun had not set.
• We had not heard this news.
• Ali had not bought the book.
• The gardener had not watered the plants.

Interrogative sentences

In the case of interrogative sentences, the helping verb (had) is placed at the start of the sentence. And a question mark is added at the end.

Formation :

Helping verb ( had ) + Subject + 3rd form of verb + object + ?

Examples:

• had he already done his work?
• had I taken a bath?
• had she gone to sleep?
• had they reached there?
• had a boy stolen my money?
• had you rung the bell?
• had Sunset?
• had we heard this news?
• had Ali bought the book?
• had the gardener watered the plants?

Past Perfect Tense Examples pdf

• You had shopped in that market before you came home.
• We had watched a movie in that Cineplex before he came.
• We had taken an ice-cream before we left the ice-cream parlor.
• We had shopped in that shop before we came home.
• They had played hockey in that field before it started to rain.
• They had played football in that field before it started to rain.
• The poet had written a romantic poem before he came to the program.
• The lyricist had come to the program before the minister came.
• She had gone to the coffee shop before she came home.
• I helped him to do the task after I had finished my work.
• I had written articles on various topics before he came.
• I had practiced the songs before the program started.
• I had not watched the cricket match on television before you came.
• I had listened to melodious songs before I started the work.
• I came here after you had left.
• He had traveled around the world before he came to Bangladesh.
• He had studied in the library before he came to the class.
• He had read different kinds of books before you came.
• He had not practiced the song before he sang it in the program.
• Had you come to the program before I came?

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