PAST PERFECT TENSE

INTRODUCTION:

The pluperfect, usually called past perfect in English, is a type of verb form, generally treated as a grammatical tense in certain languages, relating to an action that occurred prior to an aforementioned time in the past. The past perfect refers to a time earlier than before now. It is used to make it clear that one event happened before another in the past. It does not matter which event is mentioned first - the tense makes it clear which one happened first.

DEFINITION:

The past perfect tense is a verb tense used to express actions that occurred in the past that finished before another action in the past started. Because the past perfect is a part of the “perfect” tense, it expresses completed actions. That is, the action that started in the past is finished, or complete.

EXPLANATION:

The past perfect tense describes a completed activity in the past. It is used to emphasize that an action was completed before another action took place.To form the past perfect tense you use the past tense of the verb "to have," which is had, and add it to the past participle of the main verb. 

AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCE:

Formula:

Subject + Has/Have + 3rd form of Verb + Object.

Example:

Areej has Taken tea.

NEGATIVE SENTENCE:

Formula:

Subject + Has/Have + Not + 3rd Form Of Verb + Object.

Example:

Areej has not taken tea.

INTERROGATIVE SENTENCE:

Formula:

Has/Have + Subject + 3rd Form Of Verb + Object + Question Mark ( ? ).

Example:

Has Areej Taken Tea?