Past Perfect Tense

(example : to do)


 


The past perfect tense of verbs, simple and continuous, are formed as follows:

Past Perfect Simple
AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE
  Long Form Contracted Form  
I had done I had not done I hadn't done Had I done?
You had done You had not done You hadn't done Had you done?
He/she/it had done He/she/it had not done He/she/it hadn't done Had he/she/it done?
We had done We had not done We hadn't done Had we done ?
You had done You had not done You hadn't done Had you done?
They had done They had not done They hadn't done Had they done?


Past Perfect Continuous
AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE
  Long Form Contracted Form  
I had been doing I had not been doing I hadn't been doing Had I been doing?
You had been doing You had not been doing You hadn't been doing Had you been doing?
He/she/it had been doing He/she/it had not been doing He/she/it hadn't been doing Had he/she/it been doing?
We had been doing We had not been doing We hadn't been doing Had we been doing ?
You had been doing You had not been doing You hadn't been doing Had you been doing?
They had been doing They had not been doing They hadn't been doing Had they been doing?