The Past Perfect Tense

An English teacher shows how to make the past perfect tense: had + past participle. The past perfect shows that something happened before another past event.

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[anabasir222]

I want to ask you if I said "he had been searching for many houses before he moved in to the bungalow"..is it right?? can you reply for me?

[learnamericanenglish]

That's the past perfect continuous tense. That's okay, but I think the past perfect tense would sound better in this case: he had searched.

[cyclone100100]

Hi thank you for the lessons. I have learnt so many things from you. I have got one question. If I say, I lived in so many places before I moved to this place, would the sentence be correct? please reply.

[learnamericanenglish]

- Hi. You can say "I have lived in many places..." or "I lived in many places..." Take a look at my video lesson on the present perfect tense. That might help you. Paul

[potentperson]

"She'd had many bad jobs in the past, but her new job was okay"

I'm not sure if that's correct. Wouldn't you say her new job WAS okay? or else change the tense and say "She's had many bad jobs in the past, but her new job is okay".  Please let me know what you think!

[learnamericanenglish]

Yes, you're right. I'll have to look at the video again.

"Her new job is okay," is better for that particular example. "Her new job was okay," is not impossible, but it could be confusing for some people.

Thanks for alerting me to this.

[timo th]

I was looking this video, after I had taken a shower.

[capnincredible]

You are a great teacher!

[15malle]

Muy buena explicación. Gracias.

[lokuazaz]

I have a question... Past Perfect Questions would be..

Had you been at the park?

Had they gone to school?

Had they thrown the ball? Is this correct?

[QAD815]

thanks alot .. it help me in my exam

[tainyz]

thank you very much for your videos. It helps me a lot with my homework. :)

[gitsferrari]

I'm sorry, I thought you had a sense of humor. Everyone is so serious in these ESL comments.

[potentperson]

I said I DON'T wanna picka fight fool. I am trying to get to the bottom of the issue. I am seriously asking if there's a mistake in the video or not - I would like to know the answer. Is that wrong of me?