Past Perfect Tense in English


Past Perfect Tense in English




Past Perfect Tense indicates a past action which is completed before another past action.

POSITIVE FORM (+) :  

Subject + HAD + V3 ( third form of main verb – past participle )

NEGATIVE FORM (-) : 

Subject + HAD + NOT + V3 ( third form of main verb – past participle )

QUESTION FORM (?) : 

HAD + Subject + V3 ( third form of main verb – past participle )

NEGATIVE QUESTION FORM (?) :

HAD + NOT + Subject + V3 ( third form of main verb – past participle )

SHORT ANSWER FORMS ( + / – ) :

YES / NO + Subject + had / had not (hadn’t)




POSITIVE(+)NEGATIVE(-)POSITIVE QUESTION (?)NEGATIVE QUESTION (?)
He had beenHe had not (hadn’t) beenHad he beenHadn’t he been
She had beenShe had not (hadn’t) beenHad she beenHadn’t she been
It had beenIt had not (hadn’t) beenHad it beenHadn’t it been
I had beenI had not (hadn’t) beenHad I beenHadn’t I been
You had beenYou had not (hadn’t) beenHad you beenHadn’t you been
We had beenWe had not (hadn’t) beenHad we beenHadn’t we been
They had beenThey had not (hadn’t) beenHad they beenHadn’t they been

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