Past Perfect Tense: The past perfect tense is used for that activity which began and concluded before another took place. In order to form the Past Perfect Tense, we use ‘had’ before the Past Participle (III) form of the Verb. We often make mistakes while using the Past Perfect Tense. We use ‘had! at random wherever we view ‘past action’ in a sentence in our mother-tongue.
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Past Perfect Tense Examples, Exercises Worksheets with Answers PDF
Past Tense
Past Perfect Tense Formula:
| Subject + had + 3rd form of verb + object. |
Past Perfect Tense is used:
The Past Perfect Tense is used to express an action completed before another action took place.
Use of Past Indefinite and Past Perfect Tenses in Time Clauses:
We can express time by using some ‘time-denoting’ Adverbs or through Adverbial clauses of time. The combination of two past actions depends upon their mutual relevance.
Examples:
- I had waited for my friend until he arrived.
- After he had sailed many days, the mariner reached the coast.
1. For actions that happened before a past event:
When we want to talk about an action that happened before a past event, we often use the past perfect.
- When I reached home yesterday my father had cooked lunch.
- She was so tired that as soon as she finished her work she went to bed.
2. In reported speech:
- The past perfect is common when we report people’s words or thoughts .
- He said he had never eaten Thai food.
3. In conditional and hypothetical sentences:
- If I had enough money I would have gone on a world cruise.
Past Perfect Tense Worksheets
Fill in the following blanks with the Past Perfect Tense of the verbs given in brackets:
1. Mohan ……….. already ……….. his breakfast. (take)
2. If she ……….. for the examination she would not have failed. (prepare)
3. The bell ……….. before I reached the school. (go)
4. The patient ……….. before the doctor arrived. (die)
5. She ……….. not ……….. the place before her husband permitted her. (leave)
6. ……….. the child before his mother returned from office? (sleep)
7. The rain ……….. when we stepped out of our house. (stop)
8. If you ………….. her, she would have got first division. (help)
9. The cinema show ………….. when I reached the hall. (start)
10. If she ………….. a bus, she would have caught the train. (board)