pasr perfect vs present perfect

[beast]

Hi all


I really don't know the difference between these two tenses past perfect and present perfect and how I can use them , although I did try to figure it out myself but I could'nt

I have two examples:




1- The class has been canceled
2- The class had been cancelled

And what about the class is cancelled? :-D

Kind regards

 

[macanudo]

1- The class has been canceled. - This sounds very natural, it means the class was canceled in the past and I'm thinking about it now. For example, this is normally the time to go to class.
2 - The class had been canceled - This sounds like something has changed. Maybe the class is not canceled now, or it was moved to a different time. It was canceled in the past, but now it isn't it.

'The class is canceled' - has almost the same meaning as the class has been canceled.

I just wrote up an article about present perfect tense vs. past perfect tense. That might help as well.

 

[beast]

1- The class has been canceled. - This sounds very natural, it means the class was canceled in the past and I'm thinking about it now. For example, this is normally the time to go to class.
2 - The class had been canceled - This sounds like something has changed. Maybe the class is not canceled now, or it was moved to a different time. It was canceled in the past, but now it isn't it.

'The class is canceled' - has almost the same meaning as the class has been canceled.

I just wrote up an article about present perfect tense vs. past perfect tense. That might help as well.

Many thanks Macanudo for your clarification:up:

 

[e2e4]

/A learner/

I went to school and found that the class had been canceled.
So, hmm..the class has been canceled. I wonder why?