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Past perfect

ماضی کے دوسرے کام سے پہلے

B1 · Grammar · About 8 minutes

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  2. 2 · Questions
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First, understand this idea.

Had + past participle. “When I arrived, the bus had left” mein bus pehle ja chuki thi.

ماضی کے کسی دوسرے وقت سے پہلے مکمل کام کے لیے had کے بعد past participle استعمال کریں۔

had + past participle

The train had left before we arrived.

ہمارے پہنچنے سے پہلے ٹرین جا چکی تھی۔

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The past perfect shows that one past event happened before another past point. You do not need it in every sentence about the past; use it when the order needs to be made clear.

First, understand the idea.

Had + past participle. “When I arrived, the bus had left” mein bus pehle ja chuki thi.

had + past participle

See it. Hear it. Say it.

The train had left before we arrived.

ہمارے پہنچنے سے پہلے ٹرین جا چکی تھی۔

I had finished dinner when she called.

اس کے فون کرنے سے پہلے میں کھانا کھا چکا تھا۔

He had not seen the message.

اس نے پیغام نہیں دیکھا تھا۔

One common mistake to avoid.

NEEDS A CHANGEShe had went home.
A BETTER WAYShe had gone home.

Now make it your own.

Describe two past events and show which one happened first. Use past perfect only where it helps.

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