past perfect tense

PAST PERFECT TENSE

GRAMMAR LESSON

INTRODUCTION

The past perfect tense is made from the verb “had” and the past participle of the verb.

It shows that an even happened in the past before another .

Subject + had + past participle

of the verb.

Eg- I had finished the work.

Past participle of finish.

Multiple Choice

WHAT IS THE WORD FORMULA OF THE PAST PERFECT TENSE ?

( PP = PAST PARTICIPLE )

• OBJECT + HAD + PP

• SUBJECT + HAD + PP

• HAD + PP + OBJECT

EX :-

• Lisa had drawn a beautiful picture for the exhibition.

• My mother had prepared a delicious meal for dinner.

• Niki had read the book for more than two times.

• It had fallen from the bookshelf .

• She had eaten the apple.

• She had studied well for the examination.

• Paul had gone to Australia.

Past perfect tense - Question form

Had + Subject + past participle of the verb

EX :-

• Had she gone to the party ?

• Had Emma eaten the cake ?

• Had Sam finished the work ?

• Had he worked before ?

• Had they gone home?

Past perfect tense - Negative form.

Subject + had not + past participle of the verb

• I had not worked there for two years.

• She had not written an article for the magazine.

• Jim had not played the violin for many years.

• My sister had not cleaned the room for weeks

• They had not gone to London.

• They had not taken all the cookies from the jar.

• Nimal had not opened the door

Activities…

• Write 10 sentences using the past perfect tense. Make the same sentences into negative and question format.

Past perfect tense - Negative form.