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"I was watching this video when my friend texted me about struggling with narrative tenses, so I recommended it to her. I had been trying to find the best video about narrative tenses before stumbling accross this one." Thank you!
I was sleeping when I realized that I had to watch a similar video, so I got up and came here. I had been trying to find the perfect video when I got asleep.
@@margarethtorres1331 I read your comment when I had started to go then, I tought asking to you how long have you been studyin english ? and asking to you too, how many tmes do you had watched this video before typing a comment? and have you been studyin english lately or you give up?
I was hating on myself for not being able to understand this grammar I'd seen in class, then found this marvelous teacher, and while I was watching her, I grasped it better. I fell so lower confindence 😂
my sentence : Lily grew up on an island, and she had been learning English for 5 years. when she got to England, she had practiced oral English with her sister. and thanks so much for the video. I really like it.
I was enjoying your video. During a class with my English teacher I had been doing exercises about this topic. I think I became better in this one. So, thank you
I studied past tenses a year ago, but I had been struggling to understand them until I found your RUclips video explaining narrative tenses. You clarified this topic so well that I wish I could have seen this video before. I tried to formulate a sentence with past continuous, but nothing came to my mind haha Thanks for putting out this video :)
Hello teacher! Thank you a lot for great lesson ❤❤❤ Here is my example. I worked as a medical statistician before my daughter was born. I had been working there for 2 years. Before I left my work place I had taught my co-worker how to do the daily reports. While I was teaching my co-worker I was pregnant for my baby. After she had learned all about how to do the daily reports, I left my work place for a while.
Hi Durdonakhon, Well done! Great sentences! Here is my feedback: Here is my example. I worked as a medical statistician before my daughter was born. I had been working there for 2 years. Before I left my work place I had taught my co-worker how to do the daily reports. While I was teaching my co-worker I was pregnant for WITH baby. After she had learned all about how to do the daily reports, I left my work place for a while. Hope that helps! 🙏
Excellent tutorials 👌, here's my examples.After I'd been a visit to the picturesque mountain range I was on my way back when I suddenly found a snake and mongoose fighting.I think they had been fighting for a long time before we arrived there.But our presence and the noise distracted them and they parted their way immediately,to our relief.
I was preparing for an english class for tomorrow when I decided to watch this video. I had been listening thorougly to your explanations and taking good notes when my pencil stopped working again even though I had tried to make it work before I played the video. Thank very much. I really enjoyed the video.
"I had been cooking one pizza when the phone rang. After that I have watched a film where the actor was eating in a restaurant." Thaks for your lessons.
Hi Angel, Great sentences, well done! I would just prefer, "I was cooking a pizza when the phone rang." as this is when one action is in progress and is interrupted by another. This is when we use the past continuous for the action in progress and the past simple for the short completed action, the phone ringing. Then you say, "After that I have watched a film.... " this is the present perfect and as the action is a completed action in the past I think it would be better to use the past simple here. Tenses are difficult but practice makes perfect! Keep up the good work! 👍
I was studying English when I decided to continue my education. I had been searching for videos explaining the grammar very well until I saw this video. I have been trying to write a new entry.
My example: When I saw Olivia, she was trying to enter the chinese restaurant. At the time I had reached her, she smiled at me and invited me to eat some noodles. We talked for a long amount of time until the clock marked the 10 o clock. We had been talking since that casual meeting.
Hi J Lovegood, Well done! Great sentences! Here is my feedback: When I saw Olivia, she was GOING INTO the Chinese restaurant. WHEN I CAUGHT UP WITH HER, she smiled at me and invited me to eat some noodles. We talked for a long time, until 10 o' clock. We had been talking since that casual meeting. I hope that helps! 🙏
It had been raining all night and when the rain finished , l got into my car ,however, while l was steering, l realised that l had forgotten to tell my family that l have got out.
Hi deniz, well done, great sentences! It had been raining all night and when the rain STOPPED, l got into my car ,however, while l was DRIVing, l realised that l had forgotten to tell my family that l WAS GOING out. Hope that helps!
I was just browsing RUclips when I saw this video and it was really helpful. I had been confused with the narrative tenses until I found this one. Thanks a lot.
Hi Teacher! Wow! That`s great! As always, the explanations are clear and concise. The example sentences and the pictures make the usage of the narrative tenses vivid in our mind. It`s an awesome video lesson. Hats off to you! Here is my story : I was very impressed by your video lessons. I had never a chance to have a good English teacher like yours when I had been a student at school. Since I had been watching your video lessons, I felt fluent, confident and natural English speaker as well as writing good English. After all, you are a promising teacher. Thank you for your unflinching hard work and devotion. Bye for now! See you soon in the next lesson! Best Wishes, Fazil
Hi Fazil, what a wonderful piece of writing. First of all, your English is EXCELLENT! I am very impressed. I also really appreciate your support and positive comments about my lessons. So thank you very much 🙏🏼. Now for your writing using narrative tenses. It was very well written but to make it even more like a native English speaker, I have some small suggestions for you. Firstly, you say “I had never..”. Whereas it would be better to say, “I never had a chance to have a good English teacher like YOU. (Not yours - yours is a possessive pronoun, it replaces a noun). Then you say, “when I had been a student at school.” It would be better to say “when I was a student.” You use the past simple for a completed action in the past. Finally, you say “since I had been ...”. Whereas it would be better to say “since I have been... “ this is the present perfect tense and is used when the verb still has a result in the present. I hope these comments help. Keep up the good work and thanks again 🙏🏼
My teacher had been complaining about my English. I was trying to study to improve myself when I saw a video that explained everything about narrative tenses. This video had helped me a lot!
I was doing my english homework when this video appeared suddenly. I had seen many videos before you showed me real examples of narrative tenses Everyone had thought that I had forgotten my duties but I decided to finish early. As soon as I had this information, I can develop new knowledges. I was thinking of travelling before the covid 19 arrived. While We were feeling worried about Covid 19 in all of countries, many animals started to leave free.
Hi Gonzalo, great sentences. Just a couple of things: As soon as I had this information, I COULD develop new KNOWLEDGE. (uncountable noun) I was thinking of travelling before covid 19 arrived. While We were feeling worried about Covid 19 in all countries, many animals started to LIVE FREELY? Hope that helps. ( not quite sure what you wanted to say in the last example)
Yesterday, while I was putting my cellphone to charge, the light went out. My mom started to shout because she had been working all day and she didn't save her work.
Hi Ximena, Great sentence! You use the tenses correctly, so well done! However, I would just change one thing: Yesterday, while I was CHARGING my cellphone, the light went out. My mom started to shout because she had been working all day and she didn't save her work. Hope that helps! 😊
When I started to study English, I'd been thinking about how much effort it would take. Then I learned to love the language and I had done so much for that so my life changed. Now I know I'll learning english the rest of my life.
Hi Sophia, the past perfect continuous describes and earlier past. So here it would be better to say: My parents watched the movie when I was eating my breakfast. Hope that helps!
I met your channel when I had been looking for a video to study narrative tenses for my university exam and I have to say that I hadn't understood at school before watched you. Geetings from Turkiye🙌
Hi this explanation is terrific! examples: I was studying English when my mother called me. When I arrived at the kitchen she had already gone to work.
Last night, I was studying the narrative tenses, because I didn't understand it, until I founded this one master piece, then I had been practicing a Lot, and finally I'd got learnt the topic. Thanks so much 🔥👏🏽
I had been learning english for a long time and i was searching a video that would help me to improve my skills, but our teacher recommended us to watch this video because he said that we hadn't seen that topic before and it would help us a lot about improving our knowledge.
In 2012 I used to have a personal blog and wrote about cities that I was visiting on the weekends in the countryside of my state. I had been interested in local gastronomy and local culture. For this reason I had started my trips.
hi, I have been reading comments here and I would like to practice my english with you. I had thought in this idea typing in differents videos and looking for people that really want to learn english with commitment.
I wanted to improve my writing because I knew that I will be taking the b2 exam in a week.i had been anxious but once I have watched your videos I became more confident!
I had been learning English since long time ago but you taught me the easiest way to get it done. Thanks for your reference mam I am also happy with you.
I was wondering and suddenly I have had thoughts to learn English. I had done my stretching and made a decision to do quick check about narrative verbs. And on the outside had been showing wonderfully since last night.
Well done! A good try. Here's a corrected version of your sentence: "I was wondering, and suddenly, I had thoughts about learning English. After completing my stretching routine, I made a decision to do a quick check on narrative verbs. Everything on the outside had been looking wonderful since last night."
yesterday I had left my rooms window open, I left my room to get a couple of tools from the garage. But since It started raining my room folded with water. I called my friend to come and help me. I had never gotten that exhausted before. thanks 🤩
Hi mere ly, Great sentences, well done! Yesterday I left THE WINDOW OF MY ROOM open WHEN I left my room to get a couple of tools from the garage. But AS It started raining my room FLOODED with water. I called my friend to come and help me. I HAVE never gotten that exhausted before. thanks 🤩 Oh dear! I hope your room is OK now. Just to say "gotten" is American English. I would say, I have never BEEN that exhausted. Here you need the present perfect because your life is not over and you could get exhausted again in the future! Hope that helps!
I was having problems with English but after learning a little I bacame more interested in the topic so i had been looking for videos like your's an i had learned a lot. Thanks an good video
We were playing dominos when our science teacher interrupted and gave us a complex task. Afterwards, we *DISCUSSED THE* problem for more than an hour before we found the right solution. Thank you for clear explanation!
Hi M!SH*, Great sentence, well done! Just one little thing missing. We were playing dominos when our science teacher interrupted and gave us a complex task. Afterwards, we DISCUSSED THE problem for more than an hour before we found the right solution. You need to use the past simple as it is a completed action in the past. Hope that helps! 🙏
I had forgotten past tenses I studied in the school. I had been searching information about it but I didn't found anything but, while i was watching a video on RUclips, the platform recommended to me this video.
Hello professor Thank you so much for your help and advice. I really appreciate your job I wish you peace and happiness under the sky of prosperity. All the best take care and have agood day. Your student form somalia 🇸🇴
I had been working back home until I got an Australian student visa. When I got my visa decision I was playing video games with my brother and we both were so happy by this news.
I had been looking for information about narrative tenses because I was asked in my english class to bring some examples of them and I was dealing with the actual concept. Thank you I have understood what narrative tenses are!
I've looking people because I need to improve my english ? I was reading the last comments when I saw yours, it seemed to me really good, I had tried with differents apps when I thought put my comments in differents videos and wait for answers, I'm really interested in improve my english and you?
My English teacher at my school, gave me the link of your video for the material today. So thank you for your Lesson, that's really helpful for us!! 😊😊
I was was watching this video and I found it very interesting. Yesterday I didn't have time to see it in detail. I hadn't done it until today because I was sick. I've been working on my english.
I was thinking how to improve my English when I watched a video on YT by “Oxford English Now” which talked about Narrative tenses. I had been walking around when suddenly I saw a beautiful dog and I had to stop. When my mom arrived , I had already cleaned the house.
I had been feeling really down for not being able to understood narrative tenses in my English lessons, no matter what I did, I was trapping myself into believing I had no way out, until I found this video and I had reviewed a lot of information still I had much to learn, hopefully I will get better in time.
Hello professor Thank you so much for your help and advice, I really appreciate your job. I wish you peace and happiness under the sky of prosperity. All the best. Take care and have a good time. Your Student from Algeria
When I went to bought a guitar🎸, isaw the cloud ☁️ were preparing to rain ☔ and I had gone into my car 🚗 before it had been raining. Thanks for your insane teaching ❤️❤️❤️
Hi Mohammad, When I went to BUY a guitar🎸, i saw the cloud ☁️ It was going to rain ☔ For this bit, I am not sure what you want to say. If you use the past perfect and past perfect continuous you are referring to an earlier past. Is this what you want to say? and I had gone into my car 🚗 before it had been raining.
I was searching for information about narrative tenses when i saw this video, so i decided to click in it. When i finished it i had learned all about narrative tenses so when i had been in my test I was decided about what Tom put in it
Hello Teacher! Here is my example: I was watering the plants when it started to rain. I went into the house. I had started to change my clothes when i got a phone call. I couldn't answer because i had had my fingers wet. The phone had been ringing till i dress up and dry my hands.
Hi GAMErBOY, Great sentences, well done! Just a couple of things. I was watering the plants when it started to rain. GREAT I went into the house. I had started to change my clothes when i got a phone call. GREAT I couldn't answer because I had WET fingers. The phone KEPT ringing WHILE I GOT dressed and drIED my hands. I hope that helps!
Hi Анастасія, Well done, a great sentence. Just a couple of additions: My class had been having A lesson, where our teacher had given us THE task to read the book at home and I was going to the library, when you called me.
I was looking for a video that could helped me study for the quiz I’m going to have tomorrow, when I suddenly found this incredible video that I think it had been helping me to understand better this subject
While I had been going to school, I had seen my friends. When we arrived the school, the teacher had already come. (I hope it's right.. Thanks for lesson :) )
Hi Pelin, you're most welcome! Well done for your sentence. I have made a couple of corrections. While was going to school, I saw my friends. When we got to school, the teacher had already arrived. Hope that helps! 🙏
I had been looking for a good explanation of narrative tenses when I saw your video, and then I was watching it when my cat jumped on my lap an scared me. xD
Hello dear teacher . Firstly I am appreciated about the video and again I mesmerized by English lesson thanks to you. Because you did teach very clearly. Thank you for the video and I want to give two examples. First example : I was studying the Math when the phone rang. Second example: I had been reading a book before I went to the bed.
Hi Gurkan, thank you for the positive feedback. As for your two sentences, well done! They are fantastic! Only two tiny things, you would say, "I was studying maths when the phone rang." and for the second one: " I had been reading a book before I went to bed." No "the." Well done! Keep it up! 🙏
I' ve never heard the word"narrative" in terms of past tenses. It's just the right term ! Actually we use the past tenses to talk about what happened in the past. It might be a funny story or an accident and to describe things and events in details you need a variety of past tenses. Thank you for the lesson. It's a good idea to highlight the sentences using different colours. It makes your presentation easy and fun to watch Take care You promised to post your videos every week ! It's been long time since you updated the last video. Looking forward to your next one ! Have a great weekend !
Hi Natalie, Thanks for your comments. I am so glad to hear that the different colours make my lessons easy and fun to watch. This is my aim! I would also like to apologise for not making lessons more frequently. I am really sorry! 😞 I will try to bring out another one really soon! Thanks again for your support! Best wishes 🙏
Thanks for the lesson And my example is : When I was leaning english in my school My teacher said to me you could learn if you practiced enough. I had fixed my nephew's toy when he came our home
Hi, just a couple of changes: When I was leaRning English in my school, my teacher TOLD me THAT I could learn if I practiSed enough. I had fixed my nephew's toy when he came TO our home I hope that helps!
I had been studying English and my mom was cooking food before Mr.Sharma had arrived. After his arrival , she offered him some snacks and I completed my work. I completed - Past simple Was cooking - Past continuous Had arrived - Past perfect I had been - Past perfect continuous
Hi Sonia, well done for some great sentences! Just a few comments: I had been studying English and my mom HAD BEEN cooking food before Mr.Sharma arrived. After his arrival , she offered him some snacks and I completed my work. I completed - Past simple Was cooking - Past continuous Had arrived - Past perfect I had been COOKING - Past perfect continuous Hope that helps! 🙏
If you enjoyed this lesson could you do me a favour and HIT that like button on the video! Helps me a lot ❤ subscribe too so you don't miss the next lesson coming out! Thanks guys! 🙏🏻
Thank you, my lady. I really benefited. I'm from Morocco MA and If you don't mind, I want to say something to you😊
😂🎉
I was studying by myself for the exam when I saw a video that contained all the information I just needed.
Great to hear Ignacio! Good luck for the exam!
@@oxfordenglishnow I think he had been studying before, but is just boasting about his new skills using narrative tenses. :)
literally like me)
"I was watching this video when my friend texted me about struggling with narrative tenses, so I recommended it to her. I had been trying to find the best video about narrative tenses before stumbling accross this one."
Thank you!
Thanks for sharing!! Great sentences btw!
I was sleeping when I realized that I had to watch a similar video, so I got up and came here. I had been trying to find the perfect video when I got asleep.
@@margarethtorres1331 I read your comment when I had started to go then, I tought asking to you how long have you been studyin english ? and asking to you too, how many tmes do you had watched this video before typing a comment? and have you been studyin english lately or you give up?
I was hating on myself for not being able to understand this grammar I'd seen in class, then found this marvelous teacher, and while I was watching her, I grasped it better.
I fell so lower confindence 😂
my sentence : Lily grew up on an island, and she had been learning English for 5 years. when she got to England, she had practiced oral English with her sister. and thanks so much for the video. I really like it.
Great sentences. Well done !
I was enjoying your video.
During a class with my English teacher I had been doing exercises about this topic. I think I became better in this one.
So, thank you
Hi Oleg, Wonderful! Thanks for commenting!
I studied past tenses a year ago, but I had been struggling to understand them until I found your RUclips video explaining narrative tenses. You clarified this topic so well that I wish I could have seen this video before.
I tried to formulate a sentence with past continuous, but nothing came to my mind haha
Thanks for putting out this video :)
I'm so glad! Thanks for the comment!
I was struggling to learn this tense, now i finally understand!!! thank you, you re great!
Hi Violin Covers, so pleased to hear that I have helped! Thanks 🙏
Hello teacher! Thank you a lot for great lesson ❤❤❤
Here is my example. I worked as a medical statistician before my daughter was born. I had been working there for 2 years. Before I left my work place I had taught my co-worker how to do the daily reports. While I was teaching my co-worker I was pregnant for my baby. After she had learned all about how to do the daily reports, I left my work place for a while.
Hi Durdonakhon,
Well done! Great sentences! Here is my feedback:
Here is my example. I worked as a medical statistician before my daughter was born. I had been working there for 2 years. Before I left my work place I had taught my co-worker how to do the daily reports. While I was teaching my co-worker I was pregnant for WITH baby. After she had learned all about how to do the daily reports, I left my work place for a while.
Hope that helps! 🙏
I was surfing the Website when I caught the Oxford English Now. It was a wonderful event for me in my English learning plan.
Wonderful! So pleased! Welcome to my channel! 🙏
Excellent tutorials 👌, here's my examples.After I'd been a visit to the picturesque mountain range I was on my way back when I suddenly found a snake and mongoose fighting.I think they had been fighting for a long time before we arrived there.But our presence and the noise distracted them and they parted their way immediately,to our relief.
Hi Jana, excellent sentences, only slight correction would be, they parted ways... that was all so well done!
I was preparing for an english class for tomorrow when I decided to watch this video. I had been listening thorougly to your explanations and taking good notes when my pencil stopped working again even though I had tried to make it work before I played the video.
Thank very much. I really enjoyed the video.
Excellent writing! Glad you like my channel!
I was looking for such a beautiful video when I saw this one. I had been studying English and you helped me a lot! Thank you 🙏🏻
So pleased to hear it! Thank you!
I had been trying to understand narrative tenses in English and I gained clear conceptions at last. Thank you for lecturing them.
Glad it was helpful!
"I had been cooking one pizza when the phone rang. After that I have watched a film where the actor was eating in a restaurant."
Thaks for your lessons.
Hi Angel, Great sentences, well done! I would just prefer, "I was cooking a pizza when the phone rang." as this is when one action is in progress and is interrupted by another. This is when we use the past continuous for the action in progress and the past simple for the short completed action, the phone ringing. Then you say, "After that I have watched a film.... " this is the present perfect and as the action is a completed action in the past I think it would be better to use the past simple here. Tenses are difficult but practice makes perfect! Keep up the good work! 👍
Thank you for your advice.
Ángel Ros Marín j’aurais dit I watched à film
I was studying English when I decided to continue my education. I had been searching for videos explaining the grammar very well until I saw this video. I have been trying to write a new entry.
Well done, raghad. Great sentences and welcome to my channel!
My example: When I saw Olivia, she was trying to enter the chinese restaurant. At the time I had reached her, she smiled at me and invited me to eat some noodles. We talked for a long amount of time until the clock marked the 10 o clock. We had been talking since that casual meeting.
Hi J Lovegood, Well done! Great sentences! Here is my feedback:
When I saw Olivia, she was GOING INTO the Chinese restaurant. WHEN I CAUGHT UP WITH HER, she smiled at me and invited me to eat some noodles. We talked for a long time, until 10 o' clock. We had been talking since that casual meeting.
I hope that helps! 🙏
Thank you. My students from Brazil enjoyed it.
Wonderful! So pleased to hear that! 🙏
It had been raining all night and when the rain finished , l got into my car ,however, while l was steering, l realised that l had forgotten to tell my family that l have got out.
Hi deniz, well done, great sentences!
It had been raining all night and when the rain STOPPED, l got into my car ,however, while l was DRIVing, l realised that l had forgotten to tell my family that l WAS GOING out.
Hope that helps!
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I was just browsing RUclips when I saw this video and it was really helpful. I had been confused with the narrative tenses until I found this one. Thanks a lot.
My pleasure 😇
Hi Teacher!
Wow! That`s great! As always, the explanations are clear and concise. The example sentences and the pictures make the usage of the narrative tenses vivid in our mind. It`s an awesome video lesson. Hats off to you!
Here is my story : I was very impressed by your video lessons. I had never a chance to have a good English teacher like yours when I had been a student at school. Since I had been watching your video lessons, I felt fluent, confident and natural English speaker as well as writing good English. After all, you are a promising teacher.
Thank you for your unflinching hard work and devotion.
Bye for now! See you soon in the next lesson!
Best Wishes,
Fazil
Hi Fazil, what a wonderful piece of writing. First of all, your English is EXCELLENT! I am very impressed. I also really appreciate your support and positive comments about my lessons. So thank you very much 🙏🏼. Now for your writing using narrative tenses. It was very well written but to make it even more like a native English speaker, I have some small suggestions for you. Firstly, you say “I had never..”. Whereas it would be better to say, “I never had a chance to have a good English teacher like YOU. (Not yours - yours is a possessive pronoun, it replaces a noun). Then you say, “when I had been a student at school.” It would be better to say “when I was a student.” You use the past simple for a completed action in the past. Finally, you say “since I had been ...”. Whereas it would be better to say “since I have been... “ this is the present perfect tense and is used when the verb still has a result in the present. I hope these comments help. Keep up the good work and thanks again 🙏🏼
My teacher had been complaining about my English. I was trying to study to improve myself when I saw a video that explained everything about narrative tenses. This video had helped me a lot!
Happy to help!
it had been raining all day. (past simple + past perfect continuous)
Hi Batu, great sentence using the past perfect continuous! well done!
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@@ulaskaramustafaoglu6661 Yanıt verecek mi diye denemiş bence.
I was doing my english homework when this video appeared
suddenly.
I had seen many videos before you showed me real examples of narrative tenses
Everyone had thought that I had forgotten my duties but I decided to finish early.
As soon as I had this information, I can develop new knowledges.
I was thinking of travelling before the covid 19 arrived.
While We were feeling worried about Covid 19 in all of countries, many animals started to leave free.
Hi Gonzalo, great sentences. Just a couple of things:
As soon as I had this information, I COULD develop new KNOWLEDGE. (uncountable noun)
I was thinking of travelling before covid 19 arrived.
While We were feeling worried about Covid 19 in all countries, many animals started to LIVE FREELY?
Hope that helps. ( not quite sure what you wanted to say in the last example)
Yesterday, while I was putting my cellphone to charge, the light went out. My mom started to shout because she had been working all day and she didn't save her work.
Hi Ximena,
Great sentence! You use the tenses correctly, so well done! However, I would just change one thing:
Yesterday, while I was CHARGING my cellphone, the light went out. My mom started to shout because she had been working all day and she didn't save her work.
Hope that helps! 😊
I had been learning this topic on my english's book for about 1 week when suddenly i founded your lesson on youTube
Glad to help!
i got my driving license ( past simple )
Congratulations!
I had been surfing the net to find a grammar video about narrative tense untile I could find yours. Thanks a bunch. ♥
Glad it was helpful!
It had been really cold outside, so I wore a coat when I was taking my dog out.
Hi BikeRaceMittens, perfect... you have mastered narrative tenses! well done! 🙏
When I started to study English, I'd been thinking about how much effort it would take. Then I learned to love the language and I had done so much for that so my life changed. Now I know I'll learning english the rest of my life.
Great to hear Juan! Keep learning!
I was doing my homework when my uncle called me.
Great sentence! You've understood! well done!
@Elizaveta Terentyeva yes, i am
i was studing by myself, when i saw this video that help me so much. I had seen others videos, but this helped more
Glad to hear it!
My parents watched the movie when I had been eating my breakfast.
Hi Sophia, the past perfect continuous describes and earlier past. So here it would be better to say: My parents watched the movie when I was eating my breakfast. Hope that helps!
i was watching this video for the exam when i had in my room...thank you teacher !
Hi Bunga, I was watching this video for the exam when ....is correct. But for the second part I don't understand what you want to say.
@@oxfordenglishnow when i have doing my examination.. i'm sorry teacher..
I was chatting when my mother called me !
Hi Leila, Great sentence, well done! 👍
I met your channel when I had been looking for a video to study narrative tenses for my university exam and I have to say that I hadn't understood at school before watched you.
Geetings from Turkiye🙌
Glad to help!
Hi this explanation is terrific! examples: I was studying English when my mother called me. When I arrived at the kitchen she had already gone to work.
Great job! Well done!
Last night, I was studying the narrative tenses, because I didn't understand it, until I founded this one master piece, then I had been practicing a Lot, and finally I'd got learnt the topic.
Thanks so much 🔥👏🏽
Thank you Mario! So pleased to hear my lesson helped! 😊
I had not understood the correct use of these tenses until I found this video. Thank you.
Happy to help!
Thanks a lot for this brilliantly comprehensive lesson on Narrative tenses!
Hi Gowri, I really appreciate the positive comment! 🙏
I was designing a lesson about narrative tenses, when I saw your video. I had been struggling a lot with narrative tenses until I watched your video.
Glad it helped!
I had been learning english for a long time and i was searching a video that would help me to improve my skills, but our teacher recommended us to watch this video because he said that we hadn't seen that topic before and it would help us a lot about improving our knowledge.
So glad to hear it!
Hi Mafe I know it is little bit late, but are you still learning english?
If you are still learning, there is one proqram that will improve your speaking skills a lot
In 2012 I used to have a personal blog and wrote about cities that I was visiting on the weekends in the countryside of my state. I had been interested in local gastronomy and local culture. For this reason I had started my trips.
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While I was struggling with narrative tenes for exam, I saw a RUclips vedio that hepled me a lot.🎉
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I was preparing for my english lesson when i found this video. Your video lesson gave me the information i had been looking for.
That's great!
hi, I have been reading comments here and I would like to practice my english with you. I had thought in this idea typing in differents videos and looking for people that really want to learn english with commitment.
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That's great to hear! Good luck!
I had been worried for months because i didn't get this topic until I found out this video and finally, I could understand.
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I had been learning English since long time ago but you taught me the easiest way to get it done.
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You're very welcome!
I watched video while I was taking IELTS classes, when I had understood I had been written a comment from the core of my heart to thanks ❤️.
Hi Muhammad, my pleasure! It is very important to me to interact with my students. Good luck with the IELTS!
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I was wondering and suddenly I have had thoughts to learn English. I had done my stretching and made a decision to do quick check about narrative verbs. And on the outside had been showing wonderfully since last night.
Well done! A good try. Here's a corrected version of your sentence:
"I was wondering, and suddenly, I had thoughts about learning English. After completing my stretching routine, I made a decision to do a quick check on narrative verbs. Everything on the outside had been looking wonderful since last night."
When I was watching your video, I felt more knowledgeable about narrative tense. Thank you
My pleasure! 😇
"The dog was running when I got down off the bus."
Thank you for teaching good and practical English... Good luck.
Hi Jaya, The dog was running when I got off the bus. Just the down is not needed. Well done!
yesterday I had left my rooms window open, I left my room to get a couple of tools from the garage. But since It started raining my room folded with water. I called my friend to come and help me. I had never gotten that exhausted before. thanks 🤩
Hi mere ly,
Great sentences, well done!
Yesterday I left THE WINDOW OF MY ROOM open WHEN I left my room to get a couple of tools from the garage. But AS It started raining my room FLOODED with water. I called my friend to come and help me. I HAVE never gotten that exhausted before. thanks 🤩
Oh dear! I hope your room is OK now. Just to say "gotten" is American English. I would say, I have never BEEN that exhausted. Here you need the present perfect because your life is not over and you could get exhausted again in the future!
Hope that helps!
I was having problems with English but after learning a little I bacame more interested in the topic so i had been looking for videos like your's an i had learned a lot.
Thanks an good video
Glad I could help!
I was studying for my English exam when I saw this great video.
Glad it was helpful!
I was studying English grammar when i saw this RUclips channel.
Great! Glad you found me!
I had relaxed in the english class when the teacher said we'll have a lesson on friday, so I was studying the whole night for two lessons
Well done! Keep up the hard work!
I was studying English when I suddenly found this amazing video :)
Cool! Love your sentence!
We were playing dominos when our science teacher interrupted and gave us a complex task. Afterwards, we *DISCUSSED THE* problem for more than an hour before we found the right solution.
Thank you for clear explanation!
Hi M!SH*, Great sentence, well done! Just one little thing missing.
We were playing dominos when our science teacher interrupted and gave us a complex task. Afterwards, we DISCUSSED THE problem for more than an hour before we found the right solution. You need to use the past simple as it is a completed action in the past. Hope that helps! 🙏
@@oxfordenglishnow Ok, I get it
Thank's for feedback!
I had forgotten past tenses I studied in the school. I had been searching information about it but I didn't found anything but, while i was watching a video on RUclips, the platform recommended to me this video.
Great! Glad to have you with me! Welcome!
Hello professor
Thank you so much for your help and advice.
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Such kind words! Thank you!
Tmr I have an exam and I need this to understand thank q so much, I understand a lot ❤️
Great to hear this!
You give us the important elements of telling story.
It's not easy for non-natives to use, but it is really useful.
Thanks.
My pleasure ! 🙏
I had been working back home until I got an Australian student visa. When I got my visa decision I was playing video games with my brother and we both were so happy by this news.
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that was nice expression. thank you.
Glad you liked it!
Thanks for this video you're amazing. I was looking for a channel like yours for a long time.
So pleased you like my channel! Welcome!
thanks for this leson. Easy to understand! One suscriptor more.
Thank you so much Angelica! Welcome to my channel!
I had been looking for information about narrative tenses because I was asked in my english class to bring some examples of them and I was dealing with the actual concept. Thank you I have understood what narrative tenses are!
My pleasure! Glad to help!
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I had been searching a good page to learn better English for a while before i found your page. 😇
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My English teacher at my school, gave me the link of your video for the material today. So thank you for your Lesson, that's really helpful for us!! 😊😊
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I was was watching this video and I found it very interesting. Yesterday I didn't have time to see it in detail. I hadn't done it until today because I was sick. I've been working on my english.
Glad you enjoyed it!
I was thinking how to improve my English when I watched a video on YT by “Oxford English Now” which talked about Narrative tenses.
I had been walking around when suddenly I saw a beautiful dog and I had to stop.
When my mom arrived , I had already cleaned the house.
Excellent! well done!
I like the way you explain. Thanks very much.
You are welcome!
I had been feeling really down for not being able to understood narrative tenses in my English lessons, no matter what I did, I was trapping myself into believing I had no way out, until I found this video and I had reviewed a lot of information still I had much to learn, hopefully I will get better in time.
Yes, don’t lose your motivation to learn. You will get there!
Thanks for this awesome video I think I won't fail my exam with your explanation 🥰
Great Manuel, glad to hear it ! Good luck with the exam! 👍
Your lesssons hepl me alot
So pleased to hear that! 🙏
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Thank you so much for your help and advice,
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Hi Said, thank you for your kind words. Hello to all students in Algeria!
When I went to bought a guitar🎸, isaw the cloud ☁️ were preparing to rain ☔ and I had gone into my car 🚗 before it had been raining.
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Hi Mohammad,
When I went to BUY a guitar🎸, i saw the cloud ☁️ It was going to rain ☔
For this bit, I am not sure what you want to say. If you use the past perfect and past perfect continuous you are referring to an earlier past. Is this what you want to say?
and I had gone into my car 🚗 before it had been raining.
@@oxfordenglishnow yes🤗
Great video! ❤Thank you and useful for me.
Glad it was helpful!
I was searching for information about narrative tenses when i saw this video, so i decided to click in it. When i finished it i had learned all about narrative tenses so when i had been in my test I was decided about what Tom put in it
well done! Welcome to my channel!
I had been searching for a perfect explanation about tenses, then I found this channel.
Glad I could help!
Thank you so much for this incrideble lesson
Hi Farid, thank you very much for this incredible comment! 🙏
Hello Teacher!
Here is my example:
I was watering the plants when it started to rain.
I went into the house. I had started to change my clothes when i got a phone call. I couldn't answer because i had had my fingers wet. The phone had been ringing till i dress up and dry my hands.
Hi GAMErBOY,
Great sentences, well done!
Just a couple of things.
I was watering the plants when it started to rain. GREAT
I went into the house. I had started to change my clothes when i got a phone call. GREAT
I couldn't answer because I had WET fingers. The phone KEPT ringing WHILE I GOT dressed and drIED my hands.
I hope that helps!
I was trying to understand this narrative tenses but when i saw this video I get it !
tysm, you’re very clear
Glad it helped!
My class had been having lesson, where our teacher had given us task to read the book at home and I was going to the library, when you called me.
Hi Анастасія,
Well done, a great sentence. Just a couple of additions:
My class had been having A lesson, where our teacher had given us THE task to read the book at home and I was going to the library, when you called me.
I was looking for a video that could helped me study for the quiz I’m going to have tomorrow, when I suddenly found this incredible video that I think it had been helping me to understand better this subject
Glad I could help!
Thanks teacher I was studing to my test when I found that amazing explanation.
Glad it was helpful!
Incredibly clear class, all troughout.
Thanks Ines!
I love this video. It is so clearly
Thanks Cecilia! So kind!
Thanks very much your lesson help me for my exam.
Glad to hear that
I was wondering this class. Thanks!
Glad it was helpful!
Excellent explanation
Thank you Klaus!
While I had been going to school, I had seen my friends. When we arrived the school, the teacher had already come.
(I hope it's right.. Thanks for lesson :) )
Hi Pelin, you're most welcome! Well done for your sentence. I have made a couple of corrections. While was going to school, I saw my friends. When we got to school, the teacher had already arrived. Hope that helps! 🙏
@@oxfordenglishnow yes, I got it. Thank you. I am watching your lessons with pleasure 🥰
I had been looking for a good explanation of narrative tenses when I saw your video, and then I was watching it when my cat jumped on my lap an scared me. xD
Wonderful!
Thank you so much! Finally l understand!
Glad it helped!
Hello dear teacher . Firstly I am appreciated about the video and again I mesmerized by English lesson thanks to you. Because you did teach very clearly. Thank you for the video and I want to give two examples. First example : I was studying the Math when the phone rang. Second example: I had been reading a book before I went to the bed.
Hi Gurkan, thank you for the positive feedback. As for your two sentences, well done! They are fantastic! Only two tiny things, you would say,
"I was studying maths when the phone rang."
and for the second one: " I had been reading a book before I went to bed." No "the."
Well done! Keep it up! 🙏
@@oxfordenglishnow Pleasure is mine teacher and thanks for your advices.
I' ve never heard the word"narrative" in terms of past tenses. It's just the right term ! Actually we use the past tenses to talk about what happened in the past. It might be a funny story or an accident and to describe things and events in details you need a variety of past tenses. Thank you for the lesson. It's a good idea to highlight the sentences using different colours. It makes your presentation easy and fun to watch
Take care
You promised to post your videos every week ! It's been long time since you updated the last video. Looking forward to your next one ! Have a great weekend !
Hi Natalie, Thanks for your comments. I am so glad to hear that the different colours make my lessons easy and fun to watch. This is my aim! I would also like to apologise for not making lessons more frequently. I am really sorry! 😞 I will try to bring out another one really soon! Thanks again for your support! Best wishes 🙏
It was so clear for me thank you so much. 🤩🤩
You’re welcome 😊
Thanks for the lesson
And my example is :
When I was leaning english in my school My teacher said to me you could learn if you practiced enough.
I had fixed my nephew's toy when he came our home
Hi, just a couple of changes:
When I was leaRning English in my school, my teacher TOLD me THAT I could learn if I practiSed enough.
I had fixed my nephew's toy when he came TO our home
I hope that helps!
I had been studying English and my mom was cooking food before Mr.Sharma had arrived. After his arrival , she offered him some snacks and I completed my work.
I completed - Past simple
Was cooking - Past continuous
Had arrived - Past perfect
I had been - Past perfect continuous
Hi Sonia, well done for some great sentences! Just a few comments:
I had been studying English and my mom HAD BEEN cooking food before Mr.Sharma arrived. After his arrival , she offered him some snacks and I completed my work.
I completed - Past simple
Was cooking - Past continuous
Had arrived - Past perfect
I had been COOKING - Past perfect continuous
Hope that helps! 🙏
@@oxfordenglishnow Thank you Soo much ma'am for helping me with Narrative tenses...hope u will make more such videos