{"id":25555308,"date":"2023-02-28T21:42:11","date_gmt":"2023-02-28T16:12:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/?p=25555308"},"modified":"2024-07-11T15:08:39","modified_gmt":"2024-07-11T09:38:39","slug":"past-perfect-tense","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/past-perfect-tense\/","title":{"rendered":"Past Perfect Tense &#8211; Definition and Examples"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_79_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69d270f06c2f0\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69d270f06c2f0\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/past-perfect-tense\/#What_Is_the_Past_Perfect_Tense\" >What Is the Past Perfect Tense?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/past-perfect-tense\/#Definition_of_the_Past_Perfect_Tense\" >Definition of the Past Perfect Tense<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/past-perfect-tense\/#Structure_and_Formula_of_the_Past_Perfect_Tense\" >Structure and Formula of the Past Perfect Tense<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/past-perfect-tense\/#Using_the_Past_Perfect_Tense_%E2%80%93_Points_to_Remember\" >Using the Past Perfect Tense \u2013 Points to Remember<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/past-perfect-tense\/#Uses_of_the_Past_Perfect_Tense\" >Uses of the Past Perfect Tense<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/past-perfect-tense\/#Examples_of_the_Past_Perfect_Tense\" >Examples of the Past Perfect Tense<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/past-perfect-tense\/#Check_Your_Understanding_of_the_Past_Perfect_Tense\" >Check Your Understanding of the Past Perfect Tense<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/past-perfect-tense\/#Frequently_Asked_Questions_on_the_Past_Perfect_Tense\" >Frequently Asked Questions on the Past Perfect Tense<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/past-perfect-tense\/#Related_Articles\" >Related Articles<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<article id=\"post-1773255\" class=\"post-1773255 page type-page status-publish hentry\">You would definitely be familiar with the simple past tense and the past continuous tense to speak about the actions that happened or were taking place in the past. Well, there is another tense called the past perfect tense which allows you to compare and contrast different actions, times and events in the past. In this article, you will learn everything about the past perfect tense, its meaning, definition, structure, formula and uses along with examples to help you understand well. Read out the topics given below to have an in-depth analysis of the same.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Is_the_Past_Perfect_Tense\"><\/span><strong>What Is the Past Perfect Tense?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The past perfect tense is slightly different in its structure and use in a sentence from the simple past tense and the past continuous tense. The past perfect tense clearly states that one action took place before another action in the past. It can also be said that the past perfect tense represents a past action that took place in the past. Now, take a look at the definitions of the past perfect tense given by various dictionaries.<\/p>\n<div id=\"definition-of-the-past-perfect-tense\">\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/course\/spoken-english-course\/\">Elevate your speaking skills with our Spoken English Course!<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Definition_of_the_Past_Perfect_Tense\"><\/span><strong>Definition of the Past Perfect Tense<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The past perfect tense, according to the Cambridge Dictionary, is defined as \u201c the form of a\u00a0verb\u00a0that is used to show that an action had already finished when another action happened.\u201d The Oxford Learner\u2019s Dictionary defines the past perfect tense as \u201cthe form of a verb that expresses an action completed before a particular point in the past, formed in\u00a0English\u00a0with had and the past participle.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another definition of the past perfect tense given by the Merriam Webster Dictionary is as follows. According to it, the past perfect tense is \u201c the form of the verb that is used in referring to an action that was completed by a particular time in the past.\u201d The Collins Dictionary explains it a little differently. According to it, the past perfect tense is \u201ca tense indicating an action as completed or a state as having ended before a specified or implied time in the past.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"structure-and-formula-of-the-past-perfect-tense\">\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/course\/spoken-english-course-in-malayalam\/\">Join our Spoken English program today and communicate with ease!<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Structure_and_Formula_of_the_Past_Perfect_Tense\"><\/span><strong>Structure and Formula of the Past Perfect Tense<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Learning the structure and formula of the past perfect tense will help you in a way that you don\u2019t expect. Obviously, anything becomes easy once you know what it is, right? So, here is the formula.<\/p>\n<div class=\"table-responsive\">\n<table class=\"table table-bordered\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<td>Subject +\u00a0<strong>had + past participle\u00a0<\/strong>+ the rest of the sentence<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>The structure of the past perfect tense can be learnt by analyisng how it is used in a positive, negative, interrogative and negative interrogative sentence.<\/p>\n<div class=\"table-responsive\">\n<table class=\"table table-bordered\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"4\"><strong>Structure of the Past Perfect Tense<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Positive<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Negative<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Interrogative<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Negative Interrogative<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Subject +\u00a0<strong>had + past participle\u00a0<\/strong>+ the rest of the sentence<\/td>\n<td>Subject +\u00a0<strong>had + not + past participle\u00a0<\/strong>+ the rest of the sentence<\/td>\n<td><strong>Had +\u00a0<\/strong>subject +<strong>\u00a0past participle\u00a0<\/strong>+ the rest of the sentence<\/td>\n<td><strong>Had +<\/strong>\u00a0subject +<strong>\u00a0not + past participle\u00a0<\/strong>+ the rest of the sentence<\/p>\n<p>(or)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hadn\u2019t +<\/strong>\u00a0subject<strong>\u00a0+ past participle\u00a0<\/strong>+ the rest of the sentence<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Examples:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I\u00a0<strong>had completed\u00a0<\/strong>my assignment before everyone else even started.<\/li>\n<li>You\u00a0<strong>had completed\u00a0<\/strong>your assignment before everyone else even started.<\/li>\n<li>He\u00a0<strong>had completed\u00a0<\/strong>his assignment before everyone else even started.<\/li>\n<li>She\u00a0<strong>had completed\u00a0<\/strong>her assignment before everyone else even started.<\/li>\n<li>They\u00a0<strong>had completed\u00a0<\/strong>their assignment before everyone else even started.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td>Examples:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I\u00a0<strong>had not completed\u00a0<\/strong>my assignment.<\/li>\n<li>You\u00a0<strong>had not completed\u00a0<\/strong>your assignment.<\/li>\n<li>He\u00a0<strong>had not completed\u00a0<\/strong>his assignment.<\/li>\n<li>She\u00a0<strong>had not completed\u00a0<\/strong>her assignment.<\/li>\n<li>They\u00a0<strong>had not completed\u00a0<\/strong>their assignment..<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td>Examples:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Had\u00a0<\/strong>I\u00a0<strong>completed\u00a0<\/strong>my assignment before everyone else even started?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Had\u00a0<\/strong>you\u00a0<strong>completed\u00a0<\/strong>your assignment before everyone else even started?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Had\u00a0<\/strong>he\u00a0<strong>completed\u00a0<\/strong>his assignment before everyone else even started?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Had\u00a0<\/strong>she\u00a0<strong>completed\u00a0<\/strong>her assignment before everyone else even started?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Had\u00a0<\/strong>they\u00a0<strong>completed\u00a0<\/strong>their assignment before everyone else even started?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td>Examples:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Hadn\u2019t\u00a0<\/strong>I\u00a0<strong>completed\u00a0<\/strong>my assignment before everyone else even started?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hadn\u2019t\u00a0<\/strong>you\u00a0<strong>completed\u00a0<\/strong>your assignment before everyone else even started?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hadn\u2019t\u00a0<\/strong>he\u00a0<strong>completed\u00a0<\/strong>his assignment before everyone else even started?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hadn\u2019t\u00a0<\/strong>she\u00a0<strong>completed\u00a0<\/strong>her assignment before everyone else even started?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hadn\u2019t\u00a0<\/strong>they\u00a0<strong>completed\u00a0<\/strong>their assignment before everyone else even started?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Had\u00a0<\/strong>you\u00a0<strong>not finished\u00a0<\/strong>your assignment before everyone else even started?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Had\u00a0<\/strong>she\u00a0<strong>not finished\u00a0<\/strong>her assignment before everyone else even started?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Had\u00a0<\/strong>he\u00a0<strong>not finished\u00a0<\/strong>his assignment before everyone else even started?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Had\u00a0<\/strong>they\u00a0<strong>not finished\u00a0<\/strong>their assignment before everyone else even started?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"using-the-past-perfect-tense-points-to-remember\">\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/course\/spoken-english-course\/\">Speak confidently and fluently with our Spoken English Course!<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Using_the_Past_Perfect_Tense_%E2%80%93_Points_to_Remember\"><\/span><strong>Using the Past Perfect Tense \u2013 Points to Remember<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The past perfect tense is similar to the\u00a0present perfect tense\u00a0in its structure. Like the present perfect tense, the past perfect tense also employs a\u00a0helping verb\u00a0(had) and the past participle of the\u00a0main verb. The only difference is that the past perfect tense uses the same helping verb \u2018had\u2019 irrespective of the first, second or third pronoun being used as the subject. Past participles of\u00a0regular verbs\u00a0are usually the same as the past form, whereas most irregular verbs take different spellings when used in the past form and the past participle form. If you know the past participles correctly, you will not find any difficulty with understanding or employing the past perfect tense in your writing and speech.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Uses_of_the_Past_Perfect_Tense\"><\/span><strong>Uses of the Past Perfect Tense<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>It can be used to provide information about the following scenarios:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>To indicate the order of more than one past event.<\/li>\n<li>To denote the time until a certain point in the past.<\/li>\n<li>To inform that an action was incomplete and not done at a specific time in the past when a simple past action took place.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"examples-of-the-past-perfect-tense\">\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/course\/spoken-english-course\/\"><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Master pronunciation and fluency with our Spoken English classes.&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:8705,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;16&quot;:10}\">Master pronunciation and fluency with our Spoken English classes.<\/span><\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Examples_of_the_Past_Perfect_Tense\"><\/span><strong>Examples of the Past Perfect Tense<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Given below are a few examples to show you how the past perfect tense can be used to perform the different functions discussed above.<\/p>\n<h4>Indicating the order of events in the past<\/h4>\n<p>Example 1:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>When my mom arrived, my cousins <strong>had<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>left.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It can also be written as follows,<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>My cousins <strong>had<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>left\u00a0<\/strong>when my mom arrived.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Example 2:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The train\u00a0<strong>had arrived\u00a0<\/strong>on the second platform when we reached the station. (or)<\/li>\n<li>When we reached the station, the train\u00a0<strong>had arrived\u00a0<\/strong>on the second platform.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Denoting the time until a specific point in the past<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Examples:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Meera<strong> had completed <\/strong>all eight grades of western music by the time she was 15 years old.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Had<\/strong> Ann and Raju <strong>arrived\u00a0<\/strong>when I called you yesterday?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Representing an incomplete action that was not done in a specific time in the past before another simple past action<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Examples:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The students\u00a0<strong>had gone\u00a0<\/strong>for their games period before the teacher could inform them about the assignment they had to do.<\/li>\n<li>It was so unfortunate that Finn\u00a0<strong>had died\u00a0<\/strong>before the series was over.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"check-your-understanding-of-the-past-perfect-tense\">\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/course\/spoken-english-course\/\">Elevate your speaking skills with our Spoken English Course!<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Check_Your_Understanding_of_the_Past_Perfect_Tense\"><\/span><strong>Check Your Understanding of the Past Perfect Tense<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Since you have learnt about the past perfect tense, why not check how far you have understood the topic? Fill in the blanks with the right form of the tense in the following sentences.<\/p>\n<p>1. Alice ______________ (read) all the Harry Potter novels by the time she was fifteen years old.<\/p>\n<p>2. I ________________ (complete \u2013 negative) my work when my parents arrived.<\/p>\n<p>3. When we were in college, we ________________ (perform) this song live.<\/p>\n<p>4. My friend, Raimy _______ already ___________ (watch) the movie before we met.<\/p>\n<p>5. _________ you ___________ (work \u2013 negative interrogative) at CTS before you started working at this company?<\/p>\n<p>6. My mom told me that we ________ (meet) Priyanka already but I don\u2019t think so.<\/p>\n<p>7. My brother __________ (solve) five math problems before I completed two.<\/p>\n<p>8. The place ___________ (close) by the time we got there.<\/p>\n<p>9. _______ he __________ (bring) all the documents when you reached?<\/p>\n<p>10. We felt sad that the movie _______ already _________ (start) before we got there.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Here are the answers for the above exercise. Check if you have answered the questions correctly.<\/p>\n<p>1. Alice\u00a0<strong>had read\u00a0<\/strong>all the Harry Potter novels by the time she was fifteen years old.<\/p>\n<p>2. I\u00a0<strong>had not completed\u00a0<\/strong>my work when my parents arrived.<\/p>\n<p>3. When we were in college, we\u00a0<strong>had performed\u00a0<\/strong>this song live.<\/p>\n<p>4. My friend, Raimy,\u00a0<strong>had\u00a0<\/strong>already\u00a0<strong>watched<\/strong>\u00a0the movie before we met.<\/p>\n<p>5.\u00a0<strong>Hadn\u2019t\u00a0<\/strong>you\u00a0<strong>worked\u00a0<\/strong>at CTS before you started working at this company?<\/p>\n<p>6. My mom told me that we\u00a0<strong>had met<\/strong>\u00a0Priyanka already but I don\u2019t think so.<\/p>\n<p>7. My brother\u00a0<strong>had solved\u00a0<\/strong>five math problems before I completed two.<\/p>\n<p>8. The place<strong>\u00a0had closed<\/strong>\u00a0by the time we got there.<\/p>\n<p>9.\u00a0<strong>Had\u00a0<\/strong>he\u00a0<strong>brought\u00a0<\/strong>all the documents when you reached?<\/p>\n<p>10. We felt sad that the movie\u00a0<strong>had\u00a0<\/strong>already\u00a0<strong>started<\/strong>\u00a0before we got there.<\/p>\n<div id=\"frequently-asked-questions-on-the-past-perfect-tense\">\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/course\/spoken-english-course\/\">Elevate your speaking skills with our Spoken English Course!<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"Frequently-Asked-Questions-on-the-Past-Perfect-Tense\" class=\"faq-section mb30\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Frequently_Asked_Questions_on_the_Past_Perfect_Tense\"><\/span><strong>Frequently Asked Questions on the Past Perfect Tense<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"faq-schema\">\n<div>\n<section>\n<h3><strong>What is the past perfect tense?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>The past perfect tense clearly states that one action took place before another action in the past. It can also be said that the past perfect tense represents a past action that took place in the past.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3><strong>What is the definition of the past perfect tense?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>The past perfect tense, according to the Cambridge Dictionary, is defined as \u201c the form of a verb that is used to show that an action had already finished when another action happened.\u201d The Oxford Learner\u2019s Dictionary defines the past perfect tense as \u201cthe form of a verb that expresses an action completed before a particular point in the past, formed in English with had and the past participle.\u201d The Collins Dictionary puts it a little differently. According to them, the past perfect tense is \u201ca tense indicating an action as completed or a state as having ended before a specified or implied time in the past,\u201d and they also call the tense with another term \u2013 \u2018pluperfect.\u2019<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3><strong>What is the formula of the past perfect tense?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>The general formula of the past perfect tense is as follows:<br \/>\nSubject + had + past participle + the rest of the sentence<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3><strong>What are the uses of the past perfect tense?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>The past perfect tense can be used to provide information about the following scenarios:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>To indicate the order of more than one past event.<\/li>\n<li>To denote the time until a certain point in the past.<\/li>\n<li>To inform that an action was incomplete and not done at a specific time in the past when a simple past action took place.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/course\/spoken-english-course\/\">Speak confidently and fluently with our Spoken English Course!<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Related_Articles\"><\/span><strong>Related Articles<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"table-responsive wprt_style_display\">\n<div class=\"table-responsive wprt_style_display\">\n<table class=\"table\" dir=\"ltr\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Kerala PSC VFA Exam Date&quot;}\" data-sheets-hyperlink=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/kerala-psc-vfa-exam-date\/\">\n<p class=\"jeg_post_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/collective-nouns-examples-and-definition\/\"><strong>Collective Nouns \u2013 Examples And Definition<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Kerala PSC VFA Video Course&quot;}\">\n<p class=\"jeg_post_title\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/learn-spoken-english-with-malayalam-trainer\/\">Learn Spoken English with Malayalam Trainer<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Kerala PSC VFA Application Form&quot;}\" data-sheets-hyperlink=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/kerala-psc-vfa-apply-online\/\">\n<p class=\"jeg_post_title\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/list-of-synonyms-for-most-commonly-used-english-words\/\">List of Synonyms For Most Commonly Used English Words<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Kerala PSC VFA Study Materials&quot;}\" data-sheets-hyperlink=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/kerala-psc-vfa-study-material\/\">\n<p class=\"jeg_post_title\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/most-commonly-used-phrasal-verbs-in-english\/\">Most Commonly Used Phrasal Verbs in English<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Kerala PSC VFA Vacancy&quot;}\" data-sheets-hyperlink=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/kerala-psc-vfa-vacancy\/\">\n<p class=\"jeg_post_title\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/which-is-tougher-to-master-pronunciation-or-vocabulary\/\">Which is Tougher to Master\u2013 Pronunciation or Vocabulary?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Kerala PSC VFA Interview Questions&quot;}\">\n<p class=\"jeg_post_title\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/100-basic-daily-use-english-sentences\/\">100 Basic Daily Use English Sentences<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You would definitely be familiar with the simple past tense and the past continuous tense to speak about the actions that happened or were taking place in the past. 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