The 2008 Financial Crisis and Housing Bubble - Past Perfect Continuous (English Grammar Lesson)

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Jan 13, 2025

Dive into the chaos of the 2008 financial crisis, where risky lending practices led to a massive housing bubble. Discover how banks recklessly loaned money and what happened when house prices plummeted. Meet the savvy investor who predicted the collapse years in advance. Along the way, learn about the past perfect continuous tense and its connection to this financial disaster. Engaging stories and grammar insights make for an informative and entertaining discussion!

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Past Perfect Continuous Tense

The past perfect continuous tense describes an action that began in the past, continued for a while, and was ongoing or just finished before another past action.
It emphasizes the duration, like studying for hours before a friend's arrival.

ANECDOTE

2008 Housing Bubble

The 2008 recession was partly caused by a US housing bubble, where home prices rapidly increased.
Banks gave risky loans, even to those who couldn't afford them, assuming prices would keep rising.

ANECDOTE

Michael Burry's Prediction

Michael Burry predicted the 2008 collapse by analyzing housing data and noticing risky subprime mortgages.
He bet against the housing market, profiting while others lost billions.

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The world was hit by a major recession in the year 2008, caused in part by a massive housing bubble in the United States. Banks had been lending money to almost anyone (even if they couldn’t afford it) and investors had been assuming that house prices would continue rising.

They were wrong.

Today I want to talk about the financial crisis, the housing bubble, and the man who had been predicting a financial collapse for years. In order to talk about this topic, we need to understand and know how to use the past perfect continuous tense.

Let’s practise the past perfect continuous and learn about the financial crisis!

Transcript - https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2025/01/13/the-2008-financial-crisis-and-housing-bubble-past-perfect-continuous-english-grammar-lesson/

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Vocabulary

Ban (Noun/Verb): An official prohibition or restriction of something.
Comply (Verb): To act according to a rule, order, or request.
Enforce (Verb): To make sure laws or rules are followed by applying authority.
Age Verification (Noun): The process of confirming someone's age to ensure they meet age-related requirements.
Regulate (Verb): To control or supervise something by implementing rules or laws.
Addictive (Adjective): Causing a strong and harmful need to regularly have or do something.
Motivation (Noun): The reason or reasons one has for acting or behaving in a particular way.

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