PAST PERFECT TENSE
(“I had worked”)? Do you know this advanced tense can help you talk about the past in a special way? In this English grammar class, I’ll teach you when to use this tense, how to use it, and what mistakes to avoid. You will learn: structure, usage, pronunciation, spelling, contractions, questions, short answers, past participles, and irregular verbs. We’ll go forward systematically and practice together, so you understand fully. This class is part of the engVid program on ALL the English verb tenses, designed to take your English to a higher level for career growth or academic success on English exams like the IELTS or TOEFL. The next class in this series compares the past simple and past perfect tenses.
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To err is human. In this sentence to error act as (1)subject of the sentence (2)subject of the verb
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I had already studied this tense but after watching the video, it was easy to understand how the actions happen in the timeline.
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When I came to Windsor ON in December 2020, I hadn’t had a classroom education taught by native speakers. Before I watched this video, I had already learned past perfect grammar when I was a student. But, this lesson is a very good refresher for me. Thank you Rebecca!
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Hi, can we use verb second form with is/am/are or with will be.
Like:
I am tired
It will be closed till 8:00pm
Please tell me….
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It’s still tough for me to use ‘Had’ in sentences.
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Dear teachers,
Please give us a detailed lesson about :
The more I complain, the more laugh.
The more we write, the happier our tutor becomes.
What is the rule of this lesson?
Where is the subject put in the clauses?
Where is the verb put in the clauses?
Where is the comparative adjective put in the clauses?
Is the article “the” necessarry in the two clauses?
We need more about this lesson and more and more examples.
In the first example above why the subject disappeared in the second clause?
Is the word “more” necessary in this rule?
In the second example above, we notice there is no “more” in the second clause.
We, students, need a detailed lesson about this topic.
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Could I say like this? I had a headache yesterday because i hadn’t ate lunch. Correct me please!
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4. Why __________ the car?
he had stoped
he had stopped
had he stoped
had he stopped
Number two is a very famous expression in the Caribbean. Why is it incorrect?
it is a question we use wh+had+subject+pp+…
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before I watched your video, I had already cleaned the house, had done laundry, and had made dinner. Thank you for the great lesson, Rebeca.
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after all these years, I finally understand this tense really well, thank you!
Isn’t that to use past perfect tense needs two incidents that happened in the past, but your example is given in the video “I had returned the book already” is just one. :)
This topic shouldn’t be hard however sometimes it is difficult when we use past perfect tense and would is the past tense of will using it with contraction is when sometimes the problems come out :(
Hello. I have a question about present perfect tense that is this sentence is correct or not? 1:I have met my many friends today. 2:I have worked too much this morning. I have seen this examples in grammar book and they used time expression. THANK YOU
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When I proposed her she had married.
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Thank you so very much, for the opportunity to study with you. This course – the “past-perfect course”, has been exceptionally useful for me. As it has brought clarity and understanding for me, in differentiating between the pastence and the past-perfect – Especially with adding and sounding of the “eds”. So appreciated!
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Hello,
In minute five, in the last example, it is written that “the economy had improved.” Why?
Is it not a passive voice?
Please someone clear it up.
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be for i had gone to office i send an email to my boss
they had played football match since 2021
they hadn’t played football match
had they played football match
You explained this so well, Rebecca; thank you!
Before watching this video I didn’t know about past perfect tense, but now I had learned this tense completely.
Hi Rebecca, thanks for the well-prepared test for the past participle, I have a question because I got wrong the number 9 and I need your explanation about the right answer. I answered letter A but the correct answer is letter B—) why did you repeat had? Hopefully, you will answer this. thanks, Rebecca 🥰🥰🥰.
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Great lesson! Past Perfect such as a difficult tense but when you got it, it helps to make beautiful sentences.
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I have some questions, could you please answer it
1.when i came to USA,i had been 10 years old.
Or
When I came to USA,i was 10 years old.
Which one is correct
2.Before i came, you were nothing.
Or
Before i came,you had been nothing
Which one is correct
3. Difference between
I have two cars. and i do have two cars.
We say this and We do say this
Please explain with examples and grammar.
Hi Mrs. Rebecca.
You had taught us that the past tense of the verbs that ends with C-V-C are being derived by duplicating it’s last letter plus adding “ed” to it. For Example: Stop – Stopped, Plan – Planned etc.
Now, My question is, Could we also say that ” If a verb ends with V-C-V, It’s past participle could be derived by duplicating it’s last letter plus adding “en” to it? For Example: Write – Written. Or, in some situations, we could just add “en” to it to obtain it’s past participle? For Example: Drive – Driven”.
Lesson completed!
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I have a question, in the part two ‘mixed times’ example’ the things that happened e.g. economy had improved, etc. Did these things happened before the president came to power or after? Because, since you explained that, present perfect talks about actions that happened before an action in the past and these sentence seems like it happened after the president came to power.
Could you please confirm which happened first?
Thanks!
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Is it correct?
I had gone round the shops, then I went to the cinema.
Greetings. I appreciate your response.
Is it correct?
“I had gone round the shops, then I went to the cinema.”
Before i whatched this lesson, i had never learned this tense. Thank you :)
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