Past Perfect Tense

The past perfect tense in English is composed of two parts: the past tense of the verb to have (had) + the past participle of the main verb. For example, "We had decided…," "She had given…," or, "I hadn't asked…"

The past perfect refers to a time earlier than before now. It is used to make it clear that one event happened before another in the past. For example, "John had gone out when I arrived in the office," or, "He was very tired because he hadn't slept well."

Just is used with the past perfect to refer to an event that was only a short time earlier than before now. For instance, "She had just left the room when the police arrived," or, "We had just started the picnic when it began to rain."

Past Perfect Tense Grammar Quiz

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atallaha

Iraq

i had worked very hard today

Shiry

Saudi Arabia

I had known this grammar before I read it on EBaby!

Abdul Ghafoor

Afghanistan

Structuresساختمان

A.F= S + Had + V3 + Complement.

Q.F= Had + S + V3 + Complement?

N.F= S + Had + Not + V3 + Complement.

N.I.F= Had + S + Not+V3 + Complement?

Ex. I had fixed the picture on the wall.

Ex. Had I fixed the picture on the wall?

Ex. I had not fixed the picture on the wall.

Ex. Had I not fixed the picture on the wall?

Usage موارد استعمال

Past Perfect Tense shows an action which started before time of speaking in the past and it was just finished or in the other hand past perfect tense shows an action which was completed before another action in the past.

زمان گذشته کامل: عملی را نشان میدهد که قبل از صحبت در زمان گذشته آغاز شده و اندکی بعد اختتام یافته باشد ویا به عباره دیگر زمان گذشته کامل عملی را بیان میکند که قبل از کار دیگری در زمان گذشته انجام شده باشد.