Learn English – difference between “I had been bored” and “I had bored”

participles

What's the difference between these sentences:

"I had been bored"

"I had bored"

"I was bored"

in structure, tense and meaning? And which one is more common in daily English?
Which one is correct when I want to say the movie was boring and I …?

Best Answer

I was bored describes how you felt. Was is simple past, and bored is an adjective (though "was bored" could also be parsed as a passive, with "was bored" being the past form of the passive; either way, the meaning is the same). It can be used to discuss your past feelings: I was bored yesterday during the long lecture; I was bored by his constant moaning.

I had been bored is the past perfect (had been) plus the adjective (bored): I had been bored before I received the new book.

I had bored is the past perfect of the transitive verb to bore, as in: The professor then realised that he had bored the students almost to death.

Related Topic