Past Perfect Tense - पूर्ण भूतकाल (Purn Bhootkaal)

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Past Perfect Tense - पूर्ण भूतकाल (Purn Bhootkaal)

Purn Bhootkaal refers to an action that had happened in the long past. It denotes a past action that had been completed in the past. It is formed by adding था (tha), थे (the),थी (thi) or थीं (thim) to the verb of samanya bhootkaal.

examples:

आया था (aaya tha), आये थे (aaye the), आयी थी (aayee thi), आयी थीं (aayee thim)

चला था (chala tha), चले थे (chale the), चली थी (chali thi), चली थीं (chali thim) 

I had gone	मैं गया था/गयी थी	Main gaya tha/gayi thi
We had gone	हम गये थे/गयी थीं	Hum gaye the/gayi thim
You had gone	तुम गये थे/ गयी थी	Tum gaye the/gayi thi
He had gone	वह गया था	Vah gaya tha
She had gone	वह गयी थी	Vah gayi thi
They had gone	वे गये थे	Ve gaye the
I had never seen such a beautiful beach.	मैं इतनी खूबसूरत समुद्र तट कभी नहीं देखा था	Main itani koobsoorat samudra tat kabhi nahin dekha tha
I had lost my wallet.	मैं अपना बटुआ खो दिया था	Main aapna batua kho diya tha
He had come this morning	वह आज सवेरे आया था	Vah aaj savere aaya tha
They had not eaten for five hours.	वह पाँच घंटे से नहीं खाए थे	Veh paanch ganthe se nahin khaye the
Where had she gone?	वह कहाँ गई थी?	Vah kahan gayi thi?
The train had left	रेलगाड़ी छुट गयी थी	relgaadi chut gayi thi
The movie had already begun.	फिल्म पहले ही शुरू हो गया था	Film pahale hi shuru ho gaya tha
I had gone shopping.	मैं खरीदारी करने गयी थी	Main kharidari karne gayi thi
We had left by the time you arrived.	जब तक आप पहुँचे, हम निकल चुके थें	Jab tak aap pahunche, hum nikal chuke them
I had gone to Mumbai (last year)	पिछले साल मैं मुंबई गया था	Pichale saal main Mumbai gaya tha

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