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The interrogative (yes/no question) in past perfect is formed by using had/+ subject + past
participle form of the main verb. For example:

Had they packed their lunch before leaving?
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The wh-question in past perfect is formed by using a wh-word + had + subject + past
participle form of the main verb. For example:

Where had she travelled before settling here?
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Practice Time 2

Rewrite the given sentences as instructed in brackets.

1. I had washed the floor when the doorbell rang. (change to negative)
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2. They had gone to watch the latest film. (change to yes/no question)
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3. Hari had known about it for a while. (change to interrogative)

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4. Shweta had put the kettle on the stove. (change to wh-question)

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5. Had he flown a plane before? (change to positive)
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Let’s Learn Future Perfect Tense

The future perfect tense is used to explain an activity that will be completed by a certain
time in the future. We use time expressions like by the time, by then, by 2025, by January
Perfect Tenses main verb. For example:
end, etc. to denote a future perfect tense.

The future perfect is formed by using will have or shall have + past participle form of the

I shall have completed this work by evening.

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The tree will have grown by the end of this year.
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Formation of Sentences in Future Perfect Tense

The negative in future perfect is formed by using shall/will + not + have + past participle

form of the main verb. For example:
She will not have completed the job by the end of this week.
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We shall not have met them.
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