7. Past Perfect

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Autor	American English at State
Área	Comunicación y Lenguaje L 3, Inglés
Tipo de licencia	Estándar de YouTube
Formato	Vídeo
Responsable de curación	Editor
Última actualización	2015/08/29
Localización	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYCCsYRLdHc

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This lesson shows you how to use the past perfect to give reasons from the past for a present event.

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0:05	Hey, I'm Andy, and I teach English.
0:09	Today's lesson is why I became a teacher
0:12	in the past perfect.
0:16	I had finished school and was writing a book.
0:21	One day, I realized I had spent most of my life writing.
0:27	It was time to try something new.
0:31	My friend Bianca had taught kids at an after-school program.
0:38	So, I decided to try teaching.
0:41	As it turned out, I had just started a new career.
0:48	Why use the past perfect?
0:51	One reason is to share your experience.
0:56	When do you use the past perfect?
1:00	You use it to give reasons from the past for a present event.
1:07	And how do you use the past perfect?
1:12	Write a subject plus "had" plus a past participle.
1:18	For example, I had finished...They had started...
1:25	Last of all, what is a past participle?
1:30	It's the form of a verb following "have," "has," or "had."
1:38	For example, I had asked, She had seen,
1:43	We had run. They had caught.
1:49	All right, your turn.
1:52	Write the verbs as past participles. Click pause.
2:12	Now, you can share your experience.
2:18	Next time, we will learn about Wh-questions.
2:23	This is American English, and thanks for watching.

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