Verbal Ability - Selecting Words - Discussion

"I answered it" --> it is a past tense, and we are making it more perfect.

=> In order to write in 'Past Perfect Tense' we use 'had rung'.

=> Use 'has rung' if you want to make it 'Present Perfect Tense'.


Take a look the below sentences:

1. The telephone HAD rung several times before I answered it.
2. The telephone HAS rung several times before I answered it.

Both are grammaticality correct, but second one it not nice while comparing to first one.


Hi viewers, If I am wrong, please give your advice.

Thanks in advance.

As there are two actions given. And one of them occurred first, so the first action should come with "had"/ past perfect tense and the second action come up with simple past tense.

Both the actions are completed in the past. So, for any action that is completed in the past before another action in the past use past perfect.

When two things happened in past first happened thing to be in past perfect second happened thing should be in past tense.

When two past sentences are discussing then one should past perfect (had+v3) and another one should be in simple past.

It is better to know what is past perfect tense. It means something occured before another action in the past.

There is two actions one is newer action and another one is older action. So older action comes with had.

This conversation started in past and end in past. So we use past perfect here had rung is right.

I think the easy way to understand is, "Past perfect tense is used before the past action".

Here simple concept of Had+3rd.

Before V2 of verb. V2 of verb after had+3rd.