1.1 Form Of Past Perfect Tense
HAD + V3
| POSITIVE FORM | NEGATIVE FORM | QUESTION FORM |
| S + had + V3 + O | S + had not + V3 + O | Had + S + V3 + O |
| I had finished the work by 7 o’clock. | I had not finished the work by 7 o’clock. | Had you finished the work by 7 o’clock ? |
• When I got to the garage, the mechanic had fixed the car.
• My sister had just left by the time I arrived home.
• The meeting had already started by the time the press came.
• We had just sat down to dinner when the phone rang.
• I had just left the elevetor when the electricity went out.
• I was sure that I had never seen that man before.
1.2 Use Of Past Perfect Tense