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Past perfect tense Exercises in Nepali language

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The past perfect tense in Nepali is essential for expressing actions that were completed before another action in the past. This tense helps to add clarity to your narratives and ensures a precise timeline of events. By mastering the past perfect tense, you can enhance your storytelling abilities, making your descriptions of past events more detailed and accurate. Understanding its structure and usage is crucial for achieving fluency and depth in the Nepali language, whether you're recounting personal experiences, telling stories, or discussing historical events. To form the past perfect tense in Nepali, you'll typically use the past participle of the verb along with the auxiliary verb "थियो" (thiyo) for singular subjects or "थिए" (thie) for plural subjects. This construction parallels the English past perfect tense, which uses "had" followed by the past participle. For example, "He had eaten" translates to "उसले खाएको थियो" (usle khayeko thiyo) in Nepali. Familiarity with these constructions will allow you to convey sequences of events with greater precision and nuance. Our exercises are designed to provide you with ample practice in recognizing and using the past perfect tense correctly, helping you to build a strong foundation in Nepali grammar.

Exercise 1

1. उनीहरूले फिल्म *हेरेका* थिए। (They had watched the movie.) 2. हामीले काम *सिध्याएका* थियौं। (We had finished the work.) 3. उसले खाना *खाइसकेको* थियो। (He had already eaten the food.) 4. मैले पत्र *लेखिसकेको* थिएँ। (I had already written the letter.) 5. उनले किताब *पढिसकेकी* थिइन्। (She had already read the book.) 6. उनीहरू विद्यालय *गइसकेका* थिए। (They had already gone to school.) 7. मैले प्रोजेक्ट *सिध्याएको* थिएँ। (I had finished the project.) 8. हामीले खेल *खेलिसकेका* थियौं। (We had already played the game.) 9. उसले गीत *गाइसकेको* थियो। (He had already sung the song.) 10. मैले सामान *किनिसकेको* थिएँ। (I had already bought the items.)

Exercise 2

1. उनीहरूले घर *बनाइसकेका* थिए (verb for building). 2. मैले खाना *खाइसकेको* थिएँ (verb for eating). 3. उसले पुस्तक *पढिसकेको* थियो (verb for reading). 4. हामीले खेल *खेलिसकेका* थियौं (verb for playing). 5. उसले मलाई फोन *गरिसकेको* थियो (verb for calling). 6. मैले पत्र *लेखिसकेको* थिएँ (verb for writing). 7. उसले पानी *पिइसकेको* थियो (verb for drinking). 8. मैले गीत *गाइसकेको* थिएँ (verb for singing). 9. उनीहरूले फिल्म *हेरिसकेका* थिए (verb for watching). 10. उसले आफ्नो काम *गरिसकेको* थियो (verb for doing).

Exercise 3

1. उ *गएको* थिएँ जब म त्यहाँ पुगेँ। (verb for "to go") 2. उनीहरुले खाना *पकाएका* थिए जब पाहुना आए। (verb for "to cook") 3. उसले आफ्नो गृहकार्य *गरेको* थियो जब शिक्षकले जाँच्नुभयो। (verb for "to do") 4. हामीले त्यो चलचित्र *हेरेको* थियौँ जब हाम्रो साथी आए। (verb for "to watch") 5. मैले उसलाई पहिले नै *देखेको* थिएँ जब हामी कलेजमा भेट्यौं। (verb for "to see") 6. उसले पत्र *लेखेको* थियो जब मैले उसलाई भेटें। (verb for "to write") 7. हामीले पहिले नै *खाएको* थियौँ जब हाम्रो आमा घर आइन्। (verb for "to eat") 8. म *सुतिसकेको* थिएँ जब फोन बज्यो। (verb for "to sleep") 9. उसले पुस्तक *पढेको* थियो जब मैले सोधें। (verb for "to read") 10. उनीहरुले खेल सुरु हुनु अघि *अभ्यास* गरेका थिए। (verb for "to practice")