Common Mistakes in English - The difference between Past Indefinite and Past Perfect Tense
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00:00Are you puzzled by grammar rules? Let's clear up the confusion.
00:02Okay, here's the deal. Saying he already went to Dubai is incorrect, but why?
00:06The word already suggests the action is complete before another event in the past.
00:10So, we need the past perfect tense.
00:12That's where had gone comes in.
00:14Instead of he already went to Dubai you should say he had already gone to Dubai.
00:17See the difference?
00:18The past perfect tense shows the action happened earlier in the past.
00:22It's like a time machine for words.
00:23So remember, he had already gone to Dubai is the way to go.
00:26Keep practicing and soon grammar will be a breeze.
00:28Got it? Great! Catch you in the next grammar fix.