Question

what is past perfect tense​

Answer 1

Answer:

Definition :- The past perfect tense is used to indicate an action that took place before another action.

For example,

• When I reached the bus stop, the bus had left.

The tenses of the verbs in this sentence show which action happened first. The past perfect (had left) is used for the earlier action and the simple past (reached) for the later action.

The past perfect tense is also used to indicate a past hope or desire that has remained unfulfilled. We use verbs like hope, expect, think in such cases.

For example,

• I had expected to win the tournament.