English Grammar-The Past Perfect Tense

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  • Опубліковано 15 жов 2024
  • Not sure how to use ‘had had’? How about the past perfect tense in general? In this video, we go over this tricky tense and review how and when to use it correctly. This is especially important when it comes to writing, especially to add to sentence variety in the IELTS and TOEFL writing sections.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 178

  • @LuvJapAnime
    @LuvJapAnime 7 років тому +23

    Best explanation ever! I have struggled with this tense for the longest time.. Finally, I think I understand it better now. Thank you so much for the video. You're a great teacher.

  • @arwaalsafty9157
    @arwaalsafty9157 Рік тому +1

    That was the idea of Wonderful!!!!! THANK YOU, Adam !!!!

  • @parthsheta7794
    @parthsheta7794 7 років тому +8

    this lesson is going to get huge improvement in my speaking and writing ielts academic test....thank you adam sir.......thank you so much

  • @maryasa658
    @maryasa658 5 років тому +2

    I just love your crystal clear explanations.Adam,you have no idea how much your videos have contributed to my success.
    Im truely appreciative of your contribution

  • @sifou24095
    @sifou24095 7 років тому +5

    Your lessons are like music to my ears , great job Mr Adam , thank you

  • @mhirtomas198
    @mhirtomas198 4 роки тому

    Hi teacher. Which one is correct, i have to have or i should have? And what is the deference between of these sentences?

  • @freefromcage5516
    @freefromcage5516 11 місяців тому +2

    i have just finished your lesson.it was very useful ❤ please make a full lesson on past perfect continuous tense also.🤗🌟💫

    • @WritetotheTop
      @WritetotheTop  10 місяців тому +1

      I will get on that.

    • @freefromcage5516
      @freefromcage5516 10 місяців тому

      @@WritetotheTop thank you ,,, please don't forget to include it's uses in detail 🥳💫 with some examples in your style. because while talking I always feel should I use this tense here or not.😒

  • @АннаДейнеко-е5м
    @АннаДейнеко-е5м 2 роки тому +1

    It's yet one more awesome lesson and the best explanation ever, by the way. I have struggled with this tense for a long time, especially in literature where these two tenses are used very often, and I hadn't understood the difference between them until I found your video. Thank you very much for making it so clear!

  • @asharhasan2688
    @asharhasan2688 3 роки тому +2

    Its used to show atleast two or more than two past event to show which happened first no matter if there is a only single situation we don't use a past perfect even if it happened a long time ago

  • @asharhasan2688
    @asharhasan2688 3 роки тому +1

    Such a great explanation I had searched a lot to know about past perfect but after seeing this I got this video I know about it completely

  • @yulia6354
    @yulia6354 4 роки тому +2

    An amazing lesson! Thank you so much! I had had problems understanding it (before I found your lesson), but it's much clearer now!

  • @engarianarian1605
    @engarianarian1605 3 роки тому

    your such a best teacher I have ever seen before like you.

  • @speakenglishnow1417
    @speakenglishnow1417 5 років тому +4

    You have cleared my all doubts relating to past perfect.
    Thank you Sir
    All the best
    May god bless you

  • @mariamkinen8036
    @mariamkinen8036 4 роки тому

    Let them talk explained this. I had never thought of skiing until I visited Canada. This is good information. The had had is clear to me as I have taught it..🙏

  • @JK-zc6uz
    @JK-zc6uz 2 роки тому +1

    Very helpful for me to teach the students.

  • @exploreworld240
    @exploreworld240 4 роки тому

    I had had a problem while talking about past activities, before I came across with this video. But after watching your videos I got trick to work on my past perfect tense problem.Thanks Adam.You are remarkable.

  • @angelaparrilla1709
    @angelaparrilla1709 Рік тому

    The best explanation that I've ever seen ! How do i use past perfect describing a graph or map for IELTS' exam?
    Thanks :)

  • @przemekx4182
    @przemekx4182 7 років тому

    well done ....the best explanation of bloody past perfect on youtube...

  • @swatiagrahari237
    @swatiagrahari237 4 роки тому

    Seriously you are the the best you have really an idea how to teach...

  • @marcelobarrancos1035
    @marcelobarrancos1035 6 років тому +5

    Very didactic man. I had had another view of this subject when I watched you. Thanks!

  • @moviesclip4678
    @moviesclip4678 4 роки тому

    I learned many things , I had had many doubts,but you cleared it all. I thought past perfect was hard but I never had good teacher to explain like you did. Thank you very much. ( I hope, I used past perfect correctly.)🙌

  • @dianasalinasdeugarte1338
    @dianasalinasdeugarte1338 5 років тому

    Wow! you are a such great teacher your explanation is very clear and useful. though I find it very hard, because this tense doesn't exist in my L1 language, but you made it easier. Many thanks for your help God bless you.

  • @abdulhaq2517
    @abdulhaq2517 6 років тому +10

    After your lecture, I understand that it's just a piece of cake,
    Thank you very much, Sir for this great informative lecture.

    • @aymenabdulrahman7533
      @aymenabdulrahman7533 6 років тому

      After I had watched the lecture of yours ,I understood that ,it's just a piece of cake♡

    • @sbnb758
      @sbnb758 3 роки тому

      @@aymenabdulrahman7533 you are using :past perfect correctly. Goodluck.

  • @berhanetewelde499
    @berhanetewelde499 7 років тому

    i really appreciate the way you present, i am taking Esol but in i have a plan to take ILTS in future. stay blessed.

  • @XXX-sz5lt
    @XXX-sz5lt 5 років тому

    Hi, Adam! Please explain more about the usage of past perfect with time adverbs like "before". You said that it is not necessary to use past perfect because a chronology already exists thanks to "before". It is correct to say then: I never saw a bear before I moved to Alaska or I had never seen a bear before I moved to Alaska?

  • @shaileshnautiyal9816
    @shaileshnautiyal9816 4 роки тому

    Landed on your video. Loved it. Thanks !

  • @rakeshkumarmadella7955
    @rakeshkumarmadella7955 5 років тому +2

    Thank you so much Adam.. you are simply superb.

  • @Kulwindersingh-zm7gp
    @Kulwindersingh-zm7gp 5 років тому

    Hi Adam, how can we differentiate between the past simple and the past perfect. Which is correct 1) I had bought a car. 2) I bought a car. ?

  • @meno5277
    @meno5277 5 років тому

    Thanks for the great explanation ! But I found on the Int. a sentence that I don´t understand: They dismissed him before he had had a chance to apologize. I would say: They had dismissed him before he had a chance to apologize. Which sentence is correct ? Thank you very much for your help !!!

  • @BackyardGardening
    @BackyardGardening 7 років тому

    thanks for your services sir
    I'm an Iranian..I appreciate your helps

  • @swapnap8088
    @swapnap8088 5 років тому

    Sir you are really good teacher.like your way of teaching.

  • @poznaj_siebie
    @poznaj_siebie 4 роки тому +1

    Thank you Adam, I've just discovered a new great channel :)

  • @liorsh8764
    @liorsh8764 5 років тому

    thank you so much. the way u explain the tenses is so easy!!! . keep up the good work, i will for sure keep on looking for your videos

  • @ssmm6811
    @ssmm6811 4 роки тому

    Is your channel intended for English speakers, or for other people who do not speak the language and want to learn it, because I found that some grammar lessons, such as the complete past lesson, had text with some difficulty for a beginner in English and that is why I asked

  • @digvijayprasad8586
    @digvijayprasad8586 4 роки тому +1

    I had gone to London yesterday and i came back. Now can i say, i had gone to london yesterday, without mentioning that i have returned.
    Or "i went to london yesterday" indicates complition of my journey.
    Please reply.

    • @mhirtomas198
      @mhirtomas198 4 роки тому

      Actually your sentences are mistake. You don't need to say i had gone to London and i came back now. but you could say before i moved to another country i had gone in London first.

  • @lacerezadelpastel1436
    @lacerezadelpastel1436 7 років тому +5

    I need to see this video again!!!

  • @gelebishokarma6795
    @gelebishokarma6795 4 роки тому

    Is grant idea your knowledge share everyone in the world who really want speak clear English. You are adding your age longer by everyone blessed you..........

  • @吉田照子-s7d
    @吉田照子-s7d 4 роки тому

    a wonderful lesson. now i have understood it more deeply, i would say, perfectly.

  • @coolkoala282
    @coolkoala282 4 роки тому

    Mr Adam Could you explain the difference between *after being* and *before being* ?

  • @dashrathparekh303
    @dashrathparekh303 5 років тому

    you have an excellent talent of teaching.

  • @mohitchatterjee886
    @mohitchatterjee886 4 роки тому

    Hi
    Adam, simply awsome.can you reply me these question.fill with correct form of verbs. 1) mowgli's parents-----(run) away leaving the baby. 2) sher khan -----(come) to the cave of the wolves in search of Mowgli.

  • @Gab0000
    @Gab0000 7 років тому +25

    You rock Adam! You always provide us great explanations!

  • @sadeghhasanpour5052
    @sadeghhasanpour5052 7 років тому

    Thank you so much for this good lesson.I had confused how to use this until I found this lesson.!

  • @EduardoAlves-vz6eg
    @EduardoAlves-vz6eg 7 років тому

    Thanks for this video!! It s very clear and helpful.

  • @hrahman1532
    @hrahman1532 6 років тому

    Hi Adam, Your lessons are very helpful. I have a bit confusion about your 1st example. "I arrived home" earlier than "the pizza arrived." So, 1st sentence should be in past perfect tense. Plz explain? TIA.

  • @himanshusingh2621
    @himanshusingh2621 7 років тому

    super duper hit! my best wish to you all your dream come true... thank you

  • @ahmadhamdan9496
    @ahmadhamdan9496 5 років тому

    Great explaination

  • @EazyPeazyEnglish
    @EazyPeazyEnglish 3 роки тому

    Hopefully you might be able to help me.
    Can the past perfect continuous be replaced by the past continuous in the examples you have shown?
    The earthquake occurred last Monday.There was much destruction and many people lost their homes and businesses. Scientists WERE not able to predict this disaster which is why no one was properly prepared.

  • @nesamosaku551
    @nesamosaku551 4 роки тому

    Thanks for the video .what about The Past perfect progressive?

  • @salamamel8328
    @salamamel8328 4 роки тому

    Please is it correct to use two actions in past perfect
    We ended up in Bijaia that because we hadn't realized that we had taken the wrong direction

  • @deveshkumarsingh1900
    @deveshkumarsingh1900 6 років тому +2

    Adam:A great teacher!

  • @mogyyogy7632
    @mogyyogy7632 7 років тому

    Please kindly can you tell me the main difference between past perfect and present perfect ?
    And second question can you tell me in which situation can I use past simple comparing with present perfect ?

  • @everythinginyourhands5887
    @everythinginyourhands5887 7 років тому

    i had needed such teachers as you, before i did my english test last year 😉👌 you are perfect keep on

  • @liiss.c1229
    @liiss.c1229 5 років тому +1

    Why I didn't know you? , you are the best teacher, thank for doing it! .✨😄

  • @mragab73
    @mragab73 7 років тому

    As always, you are skillful lecturer. Kindly, would you give a similar one for the past and present continous tenses?

  • @milosfabian1298
    @milosfabian1298 5 років тому

    Thank you, you are an excellent teacher!

  • @ফয়সালখান-ঞ১ঙ

    You are fantastic Adam :) I have suffered a lot to comprehend this one type of Verb tense since my school level. But after watching your video, now it adds up to me. Thanks a lot.

  • @doctorajith981
    @doctorajith981 3 роки тому

    Thank you Mr Adam for teaching past perfect tense. But I have a doubt whether we can use past perfect relative to present or future? and I couldn't understand how to use past perfect relative to present or future.
    Would you mind explaining how to use past perfect relative to present or future?

  • @Gugagaga89
    @Gugagaga89 2 роки тому

    How about a sentence like this ? If only i had studied i would had gotten better marks is this sentence correct?

  • @kampallysuresh6029
    @kampallysuresh6029 7 років тому

    Hello! Dear Adam, my instructor always insists that answers should be in different ways for each question i.e., discuss, argument, describe, analyze, what is the difference among these things and explain what it means in each thing, how to write answers for each different question. As he, my instructor, said there must be difference in your answer for each type.

  • @preba5954
    @preba5954 6 років тому

    Excellent Sir. Thank you so much.

  • @2010Tigresa
    @2010Tigresa 7 років тому

    Thanks for this video teacher! Greetings from Uruguay!

  • @rumikotohno8783
    @rumikotohno8783 7 років тому

    Hi Adam, I have been watching your video as long as possible in my free time. You are one of the great teachers ever! I was wondering that is the past perfect commonly used in daily conversation? I am a Japanese lady by the way!! I really appreciate for your teaching!

  • @abdulmajeedalyazidi2028
    @abdulmajeedalyazidi2028 4 роки тому

    Thank you! Thank you!

  • @marcioardanuy3089
    @marcioardanuy3089 5 років тому

    Flawless class. Keep up doing this awesome work. Greets from Brazil.

  • @carlosmoralesrojas2466
    @carlosmoralesrojas2466 7 років тому

    It is a wonderfull class thanks Adam

  • @davidizaguirre3421
    @davidizaguirre3421 6 років тому

    Thanks a lot. This video really helped me.

  • @RizwanKhan_99
    @RizwanKhan_99 6 років тому

    while using had had, the use of ''already'' seems redundant, isn't it? Or does it helps to accentuate the past perfect tense?

  • @krishna.premi.
    @krishna.premi. 5 років тому

    Thanku dear sir ..you are a wonderful teacher.

  • @DS-gi1qi
    @DS-gi1qi 5 років тому

    Thank you, it was very good and informative video.

  • @anjablagojevic8703
    @anjablagojevic8703 4 роки тому

    this helped a lot!🙂

  • @ellyreads4886
    @ellyreads4886 7 років тому

    Dear Mr.Adam, would you please make a video about Argumentative Essays? Thanks in advance

  • @amanp4496
    @amanp4496 7 років тому

    How would u structure a question that goes along the lines of finding similarities and differences of an earthquake between two different countries?Please help me ,Adam.

  • @KCLoge-ve4bu
    @KCLoge-ve4bu 5 років тому

    Adam, you are a maestro

  • @goodorbabmemories
    @goodorbabmemories 7 років тому +1

    thank you every much. i confuse how to use, past simple and this tenes

  • @hobbydecoupagedecorationpa9778
    @hobbydecoupagedecorationpa9778 7 років тому

    I from Thailand .I just start lerning English, and try to make my own sentence.I know is not perfect.😭
    (Teach me😸more) . Acually I watched many video that you made ,and I really like to read your scrip it verry useful to lern . Thank you teacher.✌

  • @sharonwilliamswilliams7268
    @sharonwilliamswilliams7268 5 років тому

    It would be nice if you included a short quiz after the lessons and go over the answers. I think it would help your students to learn.

  • @vergiyvetteyaltamori9076
    @vergiyvetteyaltamori9076 4 роки тому

    Best explanation ever! =)

  • @nemanesachin
    @nemanesachin 6 років тому +2

    The Best video on ENGLISH grammar.Thank you so much.

  • @alehandro8357
    @alehandro8357 6 років тому

    Thanks for these videos!
    P.s. At 0.12 I've heard that Adam said: "people just have FIND it to be a very tricky tense"
    Have I heard this tight? I'm asking this because as long as I remember in this case we should use "Found".

    • @alehandro8357
      @alehandro8357 6 років тому

      Aha. Now I've got it:=)
      Thanks for your answer. We are waiting for your new good English lessons!
      P.s. "Have I heard this tight?" - "right" instead of "tight". That was a small typo in my first comment))

  • @mohamedyusuff3354
    @mohamedyusuff3354 5 років тому

    We had been owned that building for 50 years ..is it correct

  • @kashifmehdi5774
    @kashifmehdi5774 4 роки тому +1

    Sir, can we use 'been' in the present perfect?

  • @AV-lj1vw
    @AV-lj1vw 4 роки тому

    Thank you, very goo d teacher.

  • @user-gp2mq8le3c
    @user-gp2mq8le3c 5 років тому

    Hey Adam, can you explain pls about difference Past Perfect and Past Indefinite

  • @ЛераСкрынник-в4ш
    @ЛераСкрынник-в4ш 4 роки тому

    Hi Adam! Please, can you give several examples with verb BE in Past Perfect? Thank you befohand🤝😙💖

  • @ПетрБерезин-к7ы
    @ПетрБерезин-к7ы 5 років тому

    В английском только три времени. Плюс разные типы действий.
    На время указывает только одно слово в предложении(пример: have, am)
    Перфекты:
    I had got = я имел полученный(мой паспорт)
    I have got = я имею полученный
    I will have got = я буду иметь полученный
    Континиусы:
    I was playing = я был играющий(в хоккей)
    I am playing = я есть играющий
    I will be playing = я буду быть играющий

  • @rjh.ed-step
    @rjh.ed-step 5 років тому +1

    I need to know, how to ask questions in negative structure under the caption past perfect tense? Will it be like, HAD'NT+SUB+VERB+OBJECT OR HAD+SUBJECT+NOT+OBJECT.
    KINDLY ASSIST ME WITH THE CORRECT STRUCTURE.
    THANK YOU

    • @IBRAHIM_ORTON
      @IBRAHIM_ORTON 3 роки тому

      I had done it .
      I hadn't done it .
      Had I done it ?
      Had I not done it ?
      Why had I done it ?
      Why had I not done it?
      It goes like in that way....

  • @benadictsubhash8870
    @benadictsubhash8870 5 років тому

    If we could use -- TOM offered to help but Jim refused ... is it wrong or right I don’t know pls explain

  • @arpitgaur9208
    @arpitgaur9208 6 років тому

    Thanku sir...you helped a lot... i am from India by the way...!!!

  • @n.h.6139
    @n.h.6139 7 років тому

    Your body language is a great complement to the slides, Adam :)

  • @yahairacalvo8791
    @yahairacalvo8791 4 роки тому

    Thanks !

  • @pavi8262
    @pavi8262 3 роки тому

    Lovely 👍

  • @samihart27
    @samihart27 6 років тому

    "Q7: Had the beggar come to Rukku Manni's house for the first time? Give reasons for your answer. "
    I find this question seeming just not correct. It does not seem to be a full sentence based on my understanding of the past perfect tense. Could you help me out ? :-)

  • @srinivaaas
    @srinivaaas 4 роки тому

    EXCELLENT

  • @kanthiaparna440
    @kanthiaparna440 5 років тому

    Great adam doing good .....super😊

  • @kheireddinezriouil2692
    @kheireddinezriouil2692 7 років тому

    Thank you Adam

  • @bahaarghorbani79
    @bahaarghorbani79 4 роки тому

    Thanks 😊

  • @denissemoran5451
    @denissemoran5451 7 років тому

    You are the best Adam

  • @lunaestrella531
    @lunaestrella531 6 років тому

    You re the best dear

  • @laibaahmed247
    @laibaahmed247 6 років тому

    Hey Adam please make a vedio on the rules for simple past tense .