Past Perfect Tense: Uses and Examples

                                                             Past Perfect Tense
       One of the action which had been completed in the past for a specific time or till that time.We will learn about past perfect tense uses and examples.

 

 

   Singular                  Plural             In the past perfect tense  the subject is singular or plural form of

 I  had taken         We had taken         to have, had is used and third form of verb past participle is used.

You had taken      You had taken

He had taken        They had taken 

She had taken

 It had taken
 

Rule:-Subject+had+Verb third form
Eg: He had come
 

Uses of past perfect tense
 

a) To denote an action completed before a certain moment in the past.
Eg: 1) He had given me a promise.     2) we had taken his permission.
 

b) To denote an action which had been completed before another action was begun.
Eg: 1) I had completed my work before the bell rang. 2) It started raining after we had reached home.

Few more examples:

1. I had learnt my lesson.
2. He had given me a promise.
3. You had seen.
4. When we had gone out,someone left a message.
5. They had come here.
6. We had invited them.
7. After she had eaten breakfast, she went out to play,
8. I had finished my lunch, before my friends arrived.
9. We had taken his permission.
10. He had advised me to go there.