How to Use the Past Perfect Tense in English - English Grammar Lesson
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- Опубліковано 15 лис 2024
- In this lesson, you can learn about the past perfect verb form.
What does the past perfect mean? When do you need to use the past perfect? How do you use the past perfect verb tense correctly in a conversation? You’ll see the answers to these questions in this lesson.
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Contents:
1. Past Perfect Basics 1:08
2. Using the Past Perfect Tense to Tell a Story 4:52
3. Using the Past Perfect in Conversation 7:08
4. When the Past Perfect is (Un)Necessary 9:59
This lesson will help you:
Understand what the past perfect is and the basics of how to use past perfect in English correctly.
Learn how to tell a story using the past perfect in English.
Use past perfect in English conversation correctly.
See examples of when you should use the past perfect and when it's unnecessary to use the past perfect in English.
Get the tools to form the past perfect tense correctly in your written and spoken English.
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That’s exactly right. I learned the perfect tenses in high school and college but I have never really used them confidently. I struggled and oftentimes didn’t use it at all since I was afraid I would be making mistakes. Luckily, I came across this channel. My sentences will still be riddled with mistakes but I know for sure with practice and with your help, I’ll be fine.
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Thanks for the comment, Kusum! We will make more in the future. We also have more lessons on our website if you haven't seen them yet: www.oxfordonlineenglish.com/?s=tense.
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Thank you for this brilliant lesson. Finaly I know the differences between those 2 tenses and when and also why I can use them. An excellent and clear explanation!
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My goodness, this is one of the top 5 best English-grammar-learning videos on UA-cam. Thanks a lot, Kasia and Oli. Er, by the way, am I right in thinking that Kasia uses General American English whereas Oli uses British English with a regional dialect? I find both your accents particularly appealing.
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Past Perfect
Different periods: before and after
☕🔬 I had already had breakfast before I started studying.
🙆💅 Good! Before I painted my nail, I had already washed my hair.
🎁🎄 When Christmas came, I had bought gifts for my family.
When not to use? When it's obvious.
Obviously I passed the test before driving
🚘Were you driving?
Yes, I passed all the tests first!
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You're welcome, Ali! We're glad you enjoyed the lesson. We will have more videos coming, so keep watching! You can also browse through our free lesson library on our website: www.oxfordonlineenglish.com/free-english-lessons.
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Thank you for the video. In one grammar book, I found an exception of the rule, which states that it is possible to use either Past Simple or Past perfect with conjunctions (after, before, as soon as, then). However, with before+past perfect, the action in the past simple happens first: I left university before I'd taken the final exams. So, what action happened first? Why do they use it? What was the intention? or it also can be used for a past action which prevented a later action from happening: She sacked him before he'd had a chance to explain his behavior. This is really mind-blowing! This breaks all the rules.
Hi Ilnara, thanks for asking your question. If you think about the timeline, it still follows the rules. In 'I left university before I'd taken the final exams', the opportunity to take the exams was present before leaving university. That is why we use the past perfect to represent the opportunity to take them before you left. In 'She sacked him before he'd had a chance to explain his behavior', the chance to explain was present before she sacked him, but he did not take that opportunity. Therefore, we could also say: 'He hadn't had a chance to explain his behavior before she sacked him' which is the same meaning. It's important to think about the timeline of opportunity when something didn't happen. Does that make sense?
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We're happy you found the lesson helpful, Simona! Thanks for watching!
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Hi thanks you so much for this lesson. I have doubts about how can I use past continuous because in the dialogue I saw it and I am a little confuse. I am very happy cause I found you for casuality
Glad you enjoyed the lesson. This lesson might help answer your questions: www.oxfordonlineenglish.com/english-verb-tenses.
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Great video! Having watched several videos on UA-cam where the Past Perfect is not taught well, because they don't make clear when to use it, it is really refreshing to find one where it *_is_* taught properly. And in an interesting and engaging way because it is taught through living, everyday situations!
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Also, I love the story about the bear.
Thank you, we're glad you liked the lesson!
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Greatest video. thank you so much . I've a question for you. What's the difference between these sentences ''It has been raining'' and ''It had been raining'' and ''We had been talking about her when she wasn't there'' and ''We were talking about her when she wasn't there''
Hi there, good questions! We have a lesson on tenses which might help you with these: www.oxfordonlineenglish.com/english-verb-tenses.
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Good video! I need to work in using perfect continuous tenses. I need to know when to use 'have had'. Please consider!
Hi there. We're glad you enjoyed the lesson. We have a few other lessons to help you, especially with the present perfect forms using 'have + past participle': www.oxfordonlineenglish.com/present-perfect-verb-tense.
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Awesome video plz make more video two tense together.
Thanks for the suggestion, Chandan! We will have more videos with multiple tenses coming in the future! Also, we have a library of other lessons on tenses on our website: www.oxfordonlineenglish.com/?s=tense.
The story about the bear is amazing!
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I understood how to use past perfect, but I prefer not to use it in a conversation. It's quite challenging, especially for a non-English speaker. We have to think about when the events happened and remember to use the past participle verb after HAD. I prefer to use it in a test or exam. It could help me to get a higher score.
Thanks for watching and commenting, Edgar. Here's a tip: The fact that it is challenging to use means you should try to use it more. That is the only way it will become easier for you to use!
Please make a video about using preposition as complement.
Thanks for the suggestion, Nazim. We may be able to have more lessons on similar topics in the future. For now, these lessons may be helpful for you: www.oxfordonlineenglish.com/sentence-structure, www.oxfordonlineenglish.com/make-complex-sentences, www.oxfordonlineenglish.com/?s=prepositions.
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Thanks, Aliya! We will have more speaking lessons in the future. We also have many on our website, like this one: www.oxfordonlineenglish.com/linking-pronunciation.
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Glad you liked it! We have many videos on English verb tenses on our website. You can find them here: www.oxfordonlineenglish.com/?s=tense.
Nice lesson! Can't wait for the Future Perfect tense.
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