I HAD LEARNED... The Past Perfect Tense | English Grammar Lesson with Pronunciation & Examples

Can you accurately tell stories in English? The Past Perfect Tense will help you do it! In this English Grammar Lesson, I'll go over the correct usage, pronunciation & examples. As usual, there's a QUIZ & CHALLENGE for you at the end!

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00:00 Introduction
00:49 When to use the past perfect
03:19 How to make a past perfect sentence
04:05 Pronunciation of contractions
06:47 How the part perfect is used
09:45 Using the past perfect
11:34 Past perfect challenge

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[常山趙子龍-yc]

Hi, I am a secondary student from Hong Kong. The Past Present Tense was taught today but I couldn't understand very well. Thank you so much for helping to chase away the black clouds onto of my head. You're really a good teacher. The pace, the vocabulary…… everything is just easy to understand. Thank you so much.

[solmedina]

I've been using your videos for teaching purposes for more than 3 years now. I really love them! Thank you for sharing your ability to explain from the easiest to the toughest grammar structures. I just love everything you do, you're so professional! I'm the biggest fan of your web page and youtube videos.

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[englishvocabulary]

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[britneysbreakdown]

These are my sentences:
-The boss called me for a meeting when I'd decided to leave.
-The prices already had increased when we bought plane tickets.
-She'd just looked around for help when a salesperson appeared.
I really appreciate your work Emma♡

[diogobermejosilva]

First of all, thank you for your videos and your help :)

My exercise:
- I had decided to leave when the boss called me for a meeting;
- We bought plane tickets but the prices had already increased;
- She looked around for help when a salesperson had just appeared;

Extra:

I left my swimsuit at home when I had gone in vacations to Mexico. I had just realised that when I was already in the plane. I had been really sad about it when my wife told me she had packed it and it was inside her backpack.

[ahmadmun]

First of all it was the first lesson I saw from you and it was really awesome and enjoyable in spit of the the grammar quite boring sometimes, but I really love your way to explain the tense so really thanks a lot.
Quiz :
1. I had decided to leave when the boss called me for a meeting.
2. The prices had already increased when we bought plane tickets.
3. A salesperson had just appeared when she looked around for help.

[jefrysalgado]

I have really improved my grammar thanks to the super coach Emma, I thank her very much for being one of the best teachers in the world, and I hope to learn more new things, thanks to you I have the confidence to speak like a native..thanks a million.

[n.malathinithyanandan]

Dear Emma, you are a great teacher. The way to teach is really clear.
Please continue your good job.

[janewang]

(Green) 1. I had just decided to leave when the boss called me for a meeting.
(Orange) 2. The prices had already increased when we bought plane tickets.
(Blue) 3. She had looked around for help when a salesperson just appeared.

Misadventure Story:
The alarm clock had just went off as I was about to finally get some sleep. I grumpily crawled unwillingly out of my warm, snug quilt and got ready for school. Just as the bus came, I remembered that I had already ran out of money in my octopus card the day before. I had to walk to school, but there wasn't enough time! So I sprinted with all my might and I had just arrived when the bell rang. Then I had only just stepped into the classroom when I realised I had left my pencil case at home. How unlucky!
P.S. I hope that this hasn't actually happened to someone before.
~Thanks Emma for helping me revise for my exam by making this lovely and helpful video.

[rroael]

The best PAST PERFECT explanation that I've ever heard/watched.
Thank you so much!

[garyj]

I finally understand the difference between past perfect and present perfect. Thanks. I'd love to see something on basics of participles and also the use of indirect and direct object pronouns in a sentence.

[SantoshKumar-xfbe]

1. I had decided to leave when the boss called me for a meeting.
2.When we bought plane tickets, the prices had already increased.
3.She had just looked around for help, when salesperson appeared.

I love the way you teach, really I must say you are a great teacher. You teaches so well. I really think you are the best teacher I'd ever seen.

[jid]

When I read those (had)(has)(have) I can understand but when I need them in a conversation I totally forget how and when to use

[warraft]

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[alaa]

Here's my sentences:
1. I'd decided to leave when the boss called me for a meeting.
2. The prices had already increased when we bought plane tickets.
3. She'd just looked around for help when a salesperson appeared. And thank you my super teacher, you made me perfect in English. 🌹🌹

[janellarosepurugganan]

Thank you for making it easy to understand Emma. I always watch your english lessons and it helped me to become an english teacher for kids as a part time job. I can get ideas from you on how you explain things and those examples are excellent. Thank you. ☺💕

[alybudwani]

Here are my answers:

1) I had decided to leave when the boss called me for a meeting.
2) We bought plane tickets, but the prices had already increased (I think it would make more sense to say "we were going to buy plane tickets, but the prices had already increased" because why would it matter that the prices increased, if you were stilling going to buy the tickets.)
3) She had just looked around for help, when the salesperson appeared.

Thanks Emma for your great videos, there the most informative, clear ones on grammar I've found yet to this day.

[asimrafid]

We love the conversations more than grammer, please make more videos about statements that we can use it in our daily practice. All love to you my wonderful teacher 🌸

[And-ywhc]

1: I had just decided to leave when the boss called me for a meeting.
2: The prices had already increased when we bought the plane tickets.
3: She had just looked around for help when a salesperson appeared.
I would like to know if I can use the past perfect continuous with the last one.( She had been looking around for help when a salesperson appeared.) Does the meaning change? Can I use just with it?
I hope you can answer Emma.
Ps: I love your videos.💕