Past Perfect Tense

Learn how to use correctly the past perfect tense in this video. You're going to see several situations where we need to use this tense. Words like already, when, after, before, never can indicate that Past Perfect could be used.

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Past perfect tense
-how was your date last night, Jake?
-it turned out okay, but I had some problems along the way.
-why? what happened?
-it started when I was getting ready to meet Ann.
-after I had brushed my teeth...
I used some mouthwash to make sure my breath would be extra fresh.
at first, I was fine though it was a strong taste.
but the taste got more intense as I rinsed my teeth and my mouth felt like it was on fire.
then I looked at the bottle I had used.
I realized I had rinsed my mouth with aftershave instead of mouthwash!
the mouthwash and aftershave bottles were right next to each other!
I quickly rinsed my mouth and used the mouthwash from the right bottle this time.
-you must have been pretty distracted to make that kind of mistake!
did everything else go okay?
-unfortunately, no.
I went to get dressed and realized I had left my best shirt in the washer!
-I had meant to put it in the dryer before I started getting ready.
-I went to get it from the washer but my mother had already put it in the dryer.
I was relieved until I took it out.
The shirt had shrunk!
-Oh No! did you find something else to wear?
-I was running short on time,
so I threw on a different shirt and ran out the door.
I got to the restaurant in the nick of time.
I sat at a table to wait for Ann to arrive.
after I had waited for a few minutes...
I realized I had put my shirt on inside out!
this had never happened to me before last night!
I went to the bathroom to fix it.
when I came back,
a waiter had given my table to someone else!
I told a server what had happened,
but he said I would have to wait for another table.
After about 10 minutes,
I told them that I had waited long enough.
they finally gave me a new table,
apologizing that they had made a mistake.
-did Ann show up?
-no! I began to get frustrated.
I had been sitting at the table for about 15 minutes, when Ann called me.
she sounded upset.
she said that she had waited for me for over 20 minutes.
She had left the restaurant and was in her car, about to go home.
-how come you never saw her?
I asked her where she had sat at Taqueria Loca and she sounded surprised.
she had been at Taquerias San Jose!
Since I already had a table, I told her to come to Taqueria loca.
-then Anne made it to the restaurant, right?
-yes, she did after 10 minutes had passed and finally showed up.
when I saw her, I felt the wait had been worth it.
We stayed at the restaurant for a long time, eating and talking.
-did you have much in common?
-Yes, we did it turns out she had listened to most of the same music I did when I was a teenager.
she had even played on a basketball team, just like me.
-great minds think alike!
I'm glad the rest of the night went smoothly!
-not exactly.
-oh no! did something else go wrong?
-after we had eaten, I went to the men's room.
when I looked at myself in the mirror,
I saw that I had several large pieces of cilantro in my teeth!
they had been there the whole time I was talking to her!
I was so embarrassed.
-that's not a big deal people get stuff in their teeth all the time!
-yeah, but that's not all.
I made the biggest mistake of a night when we were in the parking lot.
she leaned towards me and I thought she wanted me to kiss her.
I leaned in to kiss her and hit her head really hard.
she told me that my car keys had started to slip out of my jacket pocket….
so she had only meant to reach for them.
-that is bad! how embarrassing!
on the bright side, at least you got to meet her!
are you going to see her again?
-yes, tonight! Oh, that reminds me,
I have to go!
I had bought a new shirt and I left it at the dry cleaners.
I better go get it.
-I hope you have better luck tonight!
-Thanks.

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1:37 I WAS RELIEVED, untill I took it out. [felt no logner distressed or anxious]
1:51 I WAS RUNNING SHORT ON time, so I THREW ON a different shirt and ran out the door. [there will soon not be enough left] [to quickly put on a piece of clothing]
2:00 I got to the restaurant IN THE NICK OF TIME [at last possible moment]
3:43 Then Ann MADE IT TO the restaurant, right? [arrived]
4:20 Great minds think alike.
4:43 They had been there the whole time I was talking to her [ Past perfect, Past continuous]

[alexramos]

I agree, the best video about Past Perfect I've seen in 25 years of teaching English, congratulations and thanks!

[rabiayurdagul]

Enjoying and learning by watching these videos. Thank you and keep going👍👏

[andersonrossi]

Spectacular. That's the easy, clear, straight way to teach a subject. Congratulations!!!

[martinmurias]

Por fin encontré el vídeo, un día antes de la última fecha para entregar este trabajo que hicimos hace semanas. Mejor tarde que nunca.

[bogdankundyuba]

This is the best video about past perfect tense I have ever seen!

[fabianedesouza]

I love this Chanel! I’ve been learning without translation, it’s awesome! Now, I completely understand how the kids are able to learn just watching
Congratulations for everybody that’s part of the team👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[drhtgzu]

I am from Russia and that's what I'm gonna say: I have never seen such a great video before I'll show it to my sister This video helped me to fell the difference between these tenses. Thank you so much and, sure, good luck!

[nicolepozo]

My teacher made me copy old the past perfect sentences! I'm so tired but I liked too much this video.

[ranganakohiliyadda]

I really appreciate this lesson . Thank you easy English, please one more lesson related to this.

[jid]

I think I understand what is past perfect tense now,
Thank you so much. I’ll repeat this conversation over and over

[luisafairhurst]

Excellent video, clear pronunciation and highlighted captions really hit the bullseye! The only thing that I saw needs checking is in the last part, when he says: "I had bought a new shirt"...I think it should be either "I bought a new shirt"" or "I have bought a new shirt"...

[Gamesesl]

Very useful! Thanks a lot. Keep up the good work.

[Philibert]

Very useful! Nothing is better than story telling to learn the English Tenses!

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Hey, guys

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Do it one by one. You know, studying something and working on it need a lot to be steady and patient. Remember "Rome is not build in a day"
Let's go for it.

Happy new year, 2021.

[ThaiseReisJC]

Great!!! I was looking for a listening activity about past perfect and this video was just what I needed!! thanks a lot!!

[lovebaking]

so far, this is the best video I saw for illustrating past perfect tense!! It captured my attention throughout!

[jorgejurado]

Great!!! I Found it very simple and clear, apart from being also funny, to explain the Past Perfect. Thanks for uploading this video!!