English Grammar
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ENGLISH GRAMMER
Past Perfect Tenses
• Definition:-
         Past perfect tense indicates that the action completed 
in the past.
   
• Formula
            Subject + had + v3 +O
• Types of 
Sentences
1.Positive 
Sentences
• Formula
               Subject+hv+v3+O
Example:-
              1.John had gone out.
           2.We had owned a car.
           3.He had played Cricket.
           4.They had bought a new 
Television.
           5.I had seen such a big 
Building.
2.Negative 
Sentences
• Formula
       Sub+had+not+v3+O
Example:-
          1.John had not gone out.
           2.We had  not owned a car.
           3.He had not played Cricket.
           4.They had  not bought a new Television.
           5.I had not seen such a big Building.
           
 3.Intrrogative 
Sentences
• Formula
        Had+Sub+v3+O+?
Example:-
           1. Had John gone out?
           2. Had We owned a car?
           3. Had He played Cricket?
           4. Had They bought a new 
Television?
           5. Had I seen such a big 
Building?
Past Perfect Continuous Tense
• Definition:-
           The past perfect continuous tense indicates that a 
actin started in the past and continued up to another point 
in the past.
           Past perfect continuous usually stresses on the 
duration of time that an action was taking place.
Formula
            Subject + had +been+ v1+ing +O+ Time 
Reference
• Types of 
Sentences
1.Positive 
Sentences
• Formula
:-
Sub+had+been+v1+ing+O+Time 
Reference
Examples:-
            1.I had been working a the company for 
two yeas.     
         2. The poet had been writing poems since 
morning.
   3.I had been helping him to do the task for 
four hours.
         4.She had been watching the movie for 
two hour.
         5.They had been preparing for exam since 
January.
2.Negative 
Sentences
• Formula:-
     Sub+had+not+been+v1+ing+O+Time 
Reference
Example:-
         1.I had not been working a the company for 
two yeas.     
         2. The poet had not been writing poems since 
morning.
    3.I had  not been helping him to do the task for 
four hours.
         4.She had not been watching the movie for 
two hour.
         5.They had not been preparing for exam since 
January.
3.Intrrogative 
Sentences
• Formula:-
     Had+Sub+been+v1+ing+O+Time 
Reference+?
Example:-
         1. Had I been working a the company for two 
yeas.     
         2. Had The poet been writing poems since 
morning.
    3. Had I been helping him to do the task for four 
hours.
         4. Had She been watching the movie for two 
hour.
         5. Had They been preparing for exam since 
January.
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