HOW TO USE THE PAST PERFECT TENSE

In this video we explain how to use the PAST PERFECT in English. We'll look at how it is formed, some examples, some tricks on when to use it.
We'll also look at some common mistakes with the past perfect tense especially compared to the past simple.
Finally, we'll look at some advanced used of the Past perfect.
This video will help you improve your English grammar.
Intermediate and advanced English lessons with subtitles on our youtube channel. Brought to you by LetThemTalk language school in Paris (and sometimes London).
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Hey there, Thank you for this masterclass, however I still make the same mistake that you mentioned in the video I keep using past perfect where a past simple fits, as in : When I opened the door I had seen a black cat . I still don´t see the difference very well in that case. Greetings and thank you for your great work. Yours videos are really helpful :)

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Thank you very much teacher Gideon. Just a question please, in the example "I told her that I had been working at the factory for 20 years" does that mean that I'm still working at the factory or not?

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Good question. Yes, you are still working at the factory. We have another video on the Past perfect continuous which explains in more detail.

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5:34 you say:" he said that he had changed his mind" but i reckon that it is meant to be in a narrative context right? Because i can think of some situations in which i can say "he said that he changed his mind" and "he said he has changed his mind" in a context like a bar ordination or sth of the kind. Thanks for the response

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And now that i've looked up for infirect speech i finally have come to an answer: in indirect speech there are cases of no BACKSHIFT. look in Cambridge dictionary online, reported speech:indirect speech and read it, it is always explained with the rules for the backshift of the verb tenses but if u scroll down you find "no backshift" section

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Past perfect tense IS used as the past perfect .Study grammar.