Past Perfect

Past Perfect

7. PAST PERFECT TENSE

            This tense is used for the actions just completed in the past

           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. 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

Uses:-

Rule:- 1. when two works are mentioned in a sentence the first work is in past perfect tense, the second work will in simple past.