Past Perfect Tense in English (Rules, Formula, Examples) PDF

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Past Perfect Tense Rules, Formula & Examples (Download PDF) – Past Perfect shows the completion of an action in the past time. Therefore, we have given all types of examples such as interrogative, affirmative, WH questions, and negative sentences with examples and rules. You can easily understand them.

Now see how to make sentences for Past Perfect tense, what its examples, rules, and how to make sentences, so let’s start.

Past Perfect Tense Rules, Formula & Examples

First of all, we know the basic rules and formulas.

Formula –

Affirmative – Sub + had + 3rd form of verb (v3) + Obj.
Negative – Sub + had not + 3rd form of verb (v3) + Obj.
Interrogative – Had + sub + 3rd form of verb (v3) + Obj.
WH Questions – WH + had + sub + 3rd form of verb (v3) + Obj.

1. Affirmative Past Perfect Tense

Read the rules carefully given below:

In the Past Perfect tense, we use had and 3rd form of the main verb.

The formula for Affirmative sentences.

Sub + had + 3rd form of verb (v3) + Obj.

We have given below 15 examples of Affirmative sentences for Past Perfect Tense so that you can easily understand them.

Examples –

He had spoken very fast.
You had cleaned the utensils.
The meson had made the building.
We had revised our lesson.
The Boys had swum in the river.
The goldsmith had made the ornaments.
I had written an essay.
He had sold the books.
I had slept in my room.
She had prepared tea.
I had played football.
Peter had read a book.
You had washed your clothes.
He had attended the class.
We had done a good job.

2. Negative Past Perfect Tense

Read the rules carefully given below:

In the Past Perfect tense (negative sentences), we use had not and 3^rd form of the main verb.

The formula for Negative sentences.

Sub + had not + 3rd form of verb (v3) + Obj.

We have given below 15 examples of negative sentences for Past Perfect Tense so that you can easily understand them.

Examples –

He had not spoken very fast.
You had not cleaned the utensils.
The meson had not made the building.
We had not revised our lesson.
The Boys had not swum in the river.
The goldsmith had not made the ornaments.
I had not written an essay.
He had not sold the books.
I had not slept in my room.
She had not prepared tea.
I had not played football.
Peter had not read a book.
You had not washed your clothes.
He had not attended the class.
We had not done a good job.

3. Past Perfect Tense Interrogative Sentences – Interro Negative Sentences

Read the rules carefully given below:

In Past Perfect tense/interrogative sentences. The helping verb had is placed before the subject, and after the subject’s 3rd form of the main verb is used, and a question mark (?) is put at the end of the sentence.
In Interro-negative sentences – first comes had and then the subject, after it not, and then the 3rd form of the main verb.

The formula for interrogative sentences.

Had + sub + 3rd form of verb (v3) + Obj.

We have given below 15 examples of interrogative sentences for Past Perfect Tense so that you can easily understand them.

Examples –

Had he spoken very fast?
Had you cleaned the utensils?
Had the meson made the building?
Had we revised our lesson?
Had the Boys swum in the river?
Had the goldsmith made the ornaments?
Had I written an essay?
Had he sold the books?
Had I slept in my room?
Had she prepared tea?
Had I played football?
Had Peter read a book?
Had you washed your clothes?
Had he attended the class?
Had we done a good job?

4. WH-Questions in Past Perfect Tense

WH – There are sentences whose answer requires more information. WH – are related, what, who, when, where, why, how many, how.
To form a WH-question, start with the WH-word, and then add had then Subject followed by the base form of the verb, and only then add the rest of the sentence.

The formula for WH-Questions.

WH + had + sub + 3rd form of verb (v3) + Obj.

We have given below 5 examples of WH-Questions sentences for Past Perfect Tense so that you can easily understand them.

Examples –