Examples of Past Perfect Tense

Definition of Past Perfect Tense

Past Perfect Tense represents two works which were occurred in the past; the second or later action follows Past Indefinite Tense. Past Perfect Tense uses had and the past participle form of the verb.

Examples of Past Perfect Tense

• I had written articles on various topics before he came.
• He had read different kinds of books before you came.
• They had played football in that field before it started to rain.
• She had gone to the coffee shop before she came home.
• He had studied in the library before he came to the class.
• I came here after you had left.
• We had shopped in that shop before we came home.
• We had watched a movie in that Cineplex before he came.
• You had shopped in that market before you came home.
• I had practiced the songs before the program started.
• I had listened to melodious songs before I started the work.
• He had traveled around the world before he came to Bangladesh.
• They had played hockey in that field before it started to rain.
• The poet had written a romantic poem before he came to the program.
• The lyricist had come to the program before the minister came.
• Had you come to the program before I came?
• I had not watched the cricket match on television before you came.
• He had not practiced the song before he sang it in the program.
• I helped him to do the task after I had finished my work.
• We had taken an ice-cream before we left the ice-cream parlor.