Question

Grammar ile
SIMPLE PAST and THE PAST PERFECT TENSES
A. Use the simple past and past perfect forms of the verbs below. Where necessary, use the
passive forms.
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many times to Anil's house but this was the first time they
such
a big party.
home from school quite late. I
to finish project and
it the next day and now it
over, at long last. I
the party.
"It's late, but not too late," I thought. "I'll take a short nap and then go. They'll understand."
When I woke up, the clock
I dressed quickly and my bicycle
me to Anil's
quicker than it
before. I
the bell, feeling very embarrassed. The door
It was Anil's sister. "Hello!" she said. "What
? We missed you at the
party last night."
exactly a day late!
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Answer 1

Answer:

Any action or an event that started in the recent past and express idea of completion or occurence, in relation to another event,  without an exact time of its completion is in the past perfect tense.

Past perfect is also used for actions completed in the recent past, not a very long time ago.

The past perfect tense form of a verb has two parts:

The past tense form of ‘to be’ – known as helping verb or auxillary verb

Past participle form of the main verb.

The structure of the sentence:

Affirmative sentences:-

Subject + helping verb + main verb + object

subject+ had + main verb (in past participle form) + object

Example: Farah had completed her homework.

In case of two events one happening after the other:

Subject + helping verb + (event 1) main verb (past participle form) + link + object + (event 2) main verb (in simple past form)

Example: The sun had set before the party started.  

Note that here two events are described

Event 1: The sun set (in past perfect tense)

Event 2: The party began (in simple past tense)

Linking these events: before

Interrogative sentences:-

Helping verb + subject + main verb + object

Have/has + subject + participle form of main verb + object

Example: Had Farah completed her homework?

Negative sentences:-

Subject + helping verb + NOT – main verb + object

Subject + had NOT + participle form of main verb = object

Example: Farah had not completed her homework.

Explanation: