Meaning of Past Perfect Tense
A Past Perfect Tense is used for referring to something that has already occurred before something. It refers to those activities that have already been completed sometime in the past before another past action happened.
Usage of Past Perfect Tense
- The Past Perfect works on the formula: had + [past participle].
- This formula applies in all cases whether the subject is singular or plural.
- To ask any question in the past perfect tense, use the formula: had + [subject] + [past participle]?
Examples of Past Perfect Tense
- I had taken a wrong turn.
- Rama made my birthday the worst day I had ever thought.
- The students had studied enough to score marks above 90.
- Had you eaten enough?
- Had they left the house as we are getting late?
- Had it rained?
Difference Between Past Perfect and Past Perfect Continuous
Past Perfect Tense is used with the action verbs, which emphasize the completion of the given event; whereas Past Perfect Continuous is used to show the event or action in the past but still continuing.