The Past Perfect tense in Nepali grammar is used to express something that happened before another action in the past. It can also show that something happened before a specific time in the past. The construction of Nepali Past Perfect tense sentences takes the format of preceding action – auxiliary verb – later action/action influenced by the preceding action.
Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks with the correct Past Perfect verb form.
1) मैले पनि अहिले सम्म केही *खाए*(eat) थिएन।
2) उनीहरु आफ्नो काम *सम्पन्न*(complete) गरेछन्।
3) म त्यहाँ पहिले *गए*(go) थिएँ।
4) उनीहरु जब त्यत्तिक ठाउँमा पुगेछन्, हामीले सम्पूर्ण काम *गरे*(do) थियौं।
5) मेरी छोरीले खुदा पनि *खेले*(play) थिई।
6) उनले मेरो नाम *सुने*(hear) थिएन।
7) तिनीहरूले एक महिनामा आफ्नो प्रशिक्षण *सम्पन्न*(finish) गरे।
8) म तपाईंले भने जस्तै *गरे*(do) थिएँ।
9) हामीले नयाँ घर *खरिद*(buy) गरेको परियोजना बनाएको थियौं।
10) उनले चिठ्ठी *छेतें*(write) थिए।
11) तपाईंले परीक्षामा *उत्तीर्ण*(pass) गर्नु भएको थियो।
12) माला तिम्रो आंमको बिषयमा *जान्नु*(know) थियो।
13) उनले हाम्रो घटना को बारेमा *जान्नु*(know) थियो।
14) म होटेलमा *प्रवेश*(enter) गरे थिएँ।
15) उनले ईमेल *पठाउनु*(send) थिए।
2) उनीहरु आफ्नो काम *सम्पन्न*(complete) गरेछन्।
3) म त्यहाँ पहिले *गए*(go) थिएँ।
4) उनीहरु जब त्यत्तिक ठाउँमा पुगेछन्, हामीले सम्पूर्ण काम *गरे*(do) थियौं।
5) मेरी छोरीले खुदा पनि *खेले*(play) थिई।
6) उनले मेरो नाम *सुने*(hear) थिएन।
7) तिनीहरूले एक महिनामा आफ्नो प्रशिक्षण *सम्पन्न*(finish) गरे।
8) म तपाईंले भने जस्तै *गरे*(do) थिएँ।
9) हामीले नयाँ घर *खरिद*(buy) गरेको परियोजना बनाएको थियौं।
10) उनले चिठ्ठी *छेतें*(write) थिए।
11) तपाईंले परीक्षामा *उत्तीर्ण*(pass) गर्नु भएको थियो।
12) माला तिम्रो आंमको बिषयमा *जान्नु*(know) थियो।
13) उनले हाम्रो घटना को बारेमा *जान्नु*(know) थियो।
14) म होटेलमा *प्रवेश*(enter) गरे थिएँ।
15) उनले ईमेल *पठाउनु*(send) थिए।
Exercise 2: Translate the given English cues into corresponding Nepali Past Perfect verbs and fill in the blank.
1) We *found* (find) the restaurant closed.
2) I *saw* (see) her at the party.
3) My brother *cooked* (cook) the food for us.
4) She *read* (read) all the books.
5) The dog *barked* (bark) at the strangers.
6) The birds *sang* (sing) in the trees.
7) The sun *rose* (rise) at 6 am.
8) We *waited* (wait) for the bus for 3 hours.
9) He *won* (win) the game.
10) She *swam* (swim) across the river.
11) He *watched* (watch) the movie yesterday.
12) They *finished* (finish) their work on time.
13) I *forgot* (forget) the password.
14) She *fetched* (fetch) a glass of water.
15) The children *played* (play) in the park.
2) I *saw* (see) her at the party.
3) My brother *cooked* (cook) the food for us.
4) She *read* (read) all the books.
5) The dog *barked* (bark) at the strangers.
6) The birds *sang* (sing) in the trees.
7) The sun *rose* (rise) at 6 am.
8) We *waited* (wait) for the bus for 3 hours.
9) He *won* (win) the game.
10) She *swam* (swim) across the river.
11) He *watched* (watch) the movie yesterday.
12) They *finished* (finish) their work on time.
13) I *forgot* (forget) the password.
14) She *fetched* (fetch) a glass of water.
15) The children *played* (play) in the park.
