Learn English Tenses: PAST SIMPLE or PAST PERFECT?

Learn the difference between the PAST PERFECT TENSE (“I had worked”) and the PAST SIMPLE TENSE (“I worked”) in this advanced English class. We’ll review when to use each tense, how to form it, and what common mistakes to avoid. We’ll also do practice exercises together, so you’ll know which tense to use in conversation, business situations, or on your IELTS or TOEFL. Afterwards, you can take the review quiz on engVid: www.engvid.com/past-simple-or... Then, continue learning more advanced English verb tenses by watching the next lesson in the series, which is on the past perfect continuous tense: • Learn English Tenses: ... Congratulations - you’re doing so well!
In this lesson:
Past Simple or Past Perfect: Comparison 0:00
Past Simple & Past Perfect: How to use them 4:29
Past Simple or Past Perfect: Practice 8:46

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*SOME NOTES* : Past Simple vs Past Perfect 1. PAST SIMPLE The separate actions with sequence, but without connecting 2. PAST PERFECT At least two actions that related to each other with general sequence. *_Before_* [ _subject + Past Simple_ ] , [ _subject + Past Perfect_ ] .

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