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 been | He had not (hadn’t) been | Had he been | Hadn’t he been |
| She had been | She had not (hadn’t) been | Had she been | Hadn’t she been |
| It had been | It had not (hadn’t) been | Had it been | Hadn’t it been |
| I had been | I had not (hadn’t) been | Had I been | Hadn’t I been |
| You had been | You had not (hadn’t) been | Had you been | Hadn’t you been |
| We had been | We had not (hadn’t) been | Had we been | Hadn’t we been |
| They had been | They had not (hadn’t) been | Had they been | Hadn’t they been |
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