- Rules – Time expression of past time is used here with “had” + third form of verb.
- Past perfect tense is used in complex sentence.
- in past perfect tense there are two sentences always joined with two words like “before” or “after”.
- Principal cause sentences always come with “had” or third form of verb.
- subordinate cause come with subject + second form of verb.
Affirmative Sentences
- He had left India before independence.
- He had already gone.
- He had already gone.
- I had taken my dinner before sunset.
- She has performed before you reached there.
- The patient had died before the doctor reached.
- She came after teacher had left.
Negative sentences
- Rule – In principal cause we use “not” after “had” (had not)
- In subordinate cause “did not” +”first form” of the verb
- I did not take my dinner after the sun had set.
- He had not gone before you reached there.
- The patient had not died before the doctor reached
- Interrogative Sentences; Affirmative
Interrogative sentences - Affirmative
Rules – Principal cause are started with "had"
- Had he gone before you reached there?
- Had the patient died before the doctor reached?
- Why had you gone before he came?
Interrogative Sentence – Negative
Rule – In principal cause "not" before the main verb.
Rule – In principal cause "not" before the main verb.
- Had I not taken my dinner before the sun set?
- Had he not gone before you reached there?
- Had the patient not died before the doctor reached?
- Why had you not gone before he came?
Example
- The train had left before I reached the station.
- The bell had ringed before he reached the college.
- We had reached at the home before the sun set.
- He reached after the train had left.
- We did not take food after you had gone.
- We did not go there after the examination had finished.
- Had you taken bath before the sun rise?
- Did he come after we had gone?
- Had he given the payment before you said him?
- Why had you not learned before the exam started?
- Why he had not Wright a latter to you before he came?
- Where had you gone after I came?
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