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English in 1 Minute, The past perfect tense: how we form it and why we use it - English In A Minute

The past perfect tense: how we form it and why we use it - English In A Minute

Hi, everyone!

I'm James and today we're going to talk about

the past perfect tense

– how we form it and why we use it.

By the time I arrived at the airport,

the plane had already left.

In this example, 'had left' is the past perfect tense.

The structure for the past perfect tense is

had + a past participle.

There are two past actions:

arriving at the airport

and the plane leaving.

But which of these happened first?

The clue is the past perfect tense.

The action in the past perfect is the action that

always happens first.

Because the verb 'leave' is in the past perfect

– had left –

we know that this action happened first.

The action that happened second

is often in the past simple tense

– in this example: 'I arrived'.

When you want to talk about two past actions,

one which happened before the other,

remember to use the past perfect for the first action

and the past simple for the second.

Thanks for joining us for this English In A Minute.

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Hi, everyone! Herkese selam!

I'm James and today we're going to talk about Ben James ve bugün hakkında konuşacağız.

the past perfect tense geçmiş mükemmel zaman

– how we form it and why we use it. – onu nasıl şekillendirdiğimiz ve neden kullandığımız.

By the time I arrived at the airport, 空港に到着するまでに、 К тому времени, когда я прибыл в аэропорт, Havaalanına vardığımda, 当我到达机场时,

the plane had already left. самолет уже улетел. uçak çoktan kalkmıştı.

In this example, 'had left' is the past perfect tense.

The structure for the past perfect tense is Geçmiş zamanın yapısı şöyledir

had + a past participle. had + a past participle.

There are two past actions:

arriving at the airport havaalanına varış

and the plane leaving. ve uçak kalkıyor.

But which of these happened first?

The clue is the past perfect tense. İpucu geçmiş zaman kipi.

The action in the past perfect is the action that Действие в прошедшем совершенном - это действие, которое Mükemmel geçmişteki eylem, şu eylemdir

always happens first. her zaman önce olur.

Because the verb 'leave' is in the past perfect Çünkü 'ayrılmak' fiili geçmiş zaman kipindedir.

– had left –

we know that this action happened first. önce bu eylemin gerçekleştiğini biliyoruz.

The action that happened second İkinci olarak gerçekleşen eylem

is often in the past simple tense genellikle geçmiş zaman kipindedir

– in this example: 'I arrived'. - bu örnekte: 'Vardım'.

When you want to talk about two past actions, Geçmişteki iki eylem hakkında konuşmak istediğinizde,

one which happened before the other, Biri diğerinden önce oldu,

remember to use the past perfect for the first action ilk eylem için geçmiş zaman kullanmayı unutmayın

and the past simple for the second. ve ikincisi için geçmiş zaman.

Thanks for joining us for this English In A Minute. Bir Dakikada İngilizce programında bize katıldığınız için teşekkür ederiz.