Tenses i.e. Present ,Past and Future have their different uses connecting with the four forms. In English, as per (Affirmative, Negative, Interrogative, Interrogative Negative) sentences, the following are the uses of different tenses:
PAST TENSE
Past tense is refers to the past time of the verbs. It is classified in to four forms:
1.Simple Past or Past Indefinite
2.Past continuous or Past Progressive
3.Past Perfect
4.Past Perfect Continuous / Progressive
Structure
3. PAST PERFECT TENSE
3.1. Structure of Affirmative sentences:
[ Subject + had + v-III +object ]
e.g.
I had played the game.
We had finished our work.
He had participated in the competition.
She had written an essay.
You had climbed up the tree.
They had gone to the market.
Hari had taken the copy.
3.2. Structure of Negative sentences :
[ Subject + had + not + v-III +object ]
e.g.
I had not played the game.
We had not finished our work.
He had not participated in the competition.
She had not written an essay.
You had not climbed up the tree.
They have not gone to the market.
Hari had not taken the copy.
3.3. Structure of Interrogative sentences:
[ Had + Subject + v-III + object ? ]
e.g.
Had I played the game?
Had we finished our work?
Had he participated in the competition?
Had she written an essay?
Had you climbed up the tree?
Had they gone to the market?
Had Reeta taken the copy?
3.4.Structure of Interrogative Negative sentences:
[ Had + Subject + not + v-III + object ? ]
or
[ Hadn't + Subject + v-III + object ? ]
e.g.
Had I not played the game?
Hadn't I played the game?
Had we not finished our work?
Hadn't we finished our work?
Had he not participated in the competition?
Hadn't he participated in the competition?
Had she not written an essay?
Hadn't she written an essay?
Had you not climbed up the tree?
Hadn't you climbed up the tree?
Had they not gone to the market?
Hadn't they gone to the market?
Had Reeta not taken the copy?
Hadn't Reeta taken the copy?
uses of past perfect tense :
USE OF PAST PERFECT TENSE IN DIFFERENT SITUATIONS :
Past Perfect tense is used to express:
1. an action which began before the time of speaking in the past and had stopped at that time or just before that time:
e.g.
The man, who had stood in the gate, suddenly passed away.
2. An action in the past which became the cause of another action in the past .
e.g.
I had lost my copy so I bought another.
3. With adverbs such as before, till, since, etc.
e.g.
He had already completed his work.
He had already met him.
Raja had lived there since 2000.
Before I had finished my breakfast Reeta ordered me to write the letter.
He didn't wait till I had finished my breakfast.
4. When we look back on earlier action from a certain point in the past.
e.g.
I had completed her work, before she reached there.
The P.M had arrived in the meeting before I reached there.
5. In conditional sentences,
[ If + subject+had+v-III+....+would have +v-III+...]
e.g.
If she had arrived,I would have gone.
If Geeta had informed me,I would have reached there.
If He had come to me,I would have given him a pencil.
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