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The past perfect tense
May 7th
The past perfect tense forms are made with had + past participle. Affirmative I had written a letter. She had written a letter. Negative I had not written a letter. She had not written a letter. Question Had I written a letter? Had she written a letter? Uses The past perfect tense is used to [...]
Correct use of the past perfect tense
Apr 26th
The past perfect tense is used to talk about an action completed some time in the past before another past action or event started. The visitors had left by the time I reached home. The patient had died before the doctor arrived. The train had left before I reached the station. The rebels had been [...]
Past tense
May 20th
Just as the present tense has four forms, the past tense also has four forms as shown below: Read the sentences given below: I worked. (Simple past tense) I was working. (Past continuous tense) I had worked. (Past perfect tense) I had been working. (Past perfect continuous tense) All these sentences refer to the past [...]