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We use the past perfect continuous to refer to an ongoing action that ended before another action/event in the past. For example, I'd been looking for a job for several months when I found this position.

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We use the past perfect continuous to refer to an ongoing action that ended before another action/event in the past. For example, I'd been looking for a job for several months when I found this position.

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The past perfect refers to a time earlier than before now. It is used to make it clear that one event happened before another in the past. It does not matter which event is mentioned first - the tense makes it clear which one happened first.

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The past perfect refers to a time earlier than before now. It is used to make it clear that one event happened before another in the past. It does not matter which event is mentioned first - the tense makes it clear which one happened first.

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The past continuous is made from the past tense of the verb be and the –ing form of a verb

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The past continuous is made from the past tense of the verb be and the –ing form of a verb

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We use the past continuous to talk about the past:for something which happened before and after another action:The children were doing their homework when I got home.Compare: The children did their homework when (= after) I got home.

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We use the past continuous to talk about the past:for something which happened before and after another action:The children were doing their homework when I got home.Compare: The children did their homework when (= after) I got home.

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The Past Perfect tense in English is composed of two parts: the past tense of the verb to have (had) + the past participle of the main verb.

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The Past Perfect tense in English is composed of two parts: the past tense of the verb to have (had) + the past participle of the main verb.

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example- We were shocked to discover that someone had graffitied “Tootles was here” on our front door. We were relieved that Tootles had used washable paint.

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With most verbs, the past tense is formed by adding –ed:

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With most verbs, the past tense is formed by adding –ed:

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The past perfect continuous tense (also known as the past perfect progressive tense) shows that an action that started in the past continued up until another time in the past. The past perfect continuous tense is constructed using had been + the verb’s present participle (root + -ing).

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The past perfect continuous tense (also known as the past perfect progressive tense) shows that an action that started in the past continued up until another time in the past. The past perfect continuous tense is constructed using had been + the verb’s present participle (root + -ing).

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I saw a movie yesterday.

I didn't see a play yesterday.

Last year, I traveled to Japan.

Last year, I didn't travel to Korea.

Did you have dinner last night?

She washed her car.

He didn't wash his car.

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'Just' is used with the past perfect to refer to an event that was only a short time earlier than before now, e.g. Example. The train had just left when I arrived at the station.

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'Just' is used with the past perfect to refer to an event that was only a short time earlier than before now, e.g. Example. The train had just left when I arrived at the station.

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Example: He had been drinking milk out the carton when Mom walked into the kitchen.

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Example: He had been drinking milk out the carton when Mom walked into the kitchen.

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A great place to understand more about past perfect- https://www.grammarly.com/blog/past-perfect/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIlJ3vvMn28wIVkuR3Ch0rPgQWEAAYASAAEgL6j_D_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

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More examples- He couldn't make a sandwich because he had forgotten to buy bread.
The hotel was full, so I was glad that we had booked in advance.
My new job wasn't exactly what I had expected.

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Don’t use the past perfect when you’re not trying to convey some sequence of events.

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Don’t use the past perfect when you’re not trying to convey some sequence of events.

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Example: I had been working at the company for five years when I got the promotion.

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Example: I had been working at the company for five years when I got the promotion.

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We do not normally or almost never  use the past continuous with stative verbs. It's the law no questions asked.

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We do not normally or almost never  use the past continuous with stative verbs. It's the law no questions asked.

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When, for, since, and before are words that you may see used alongside the past perfect continuous tense.

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When, for, since, and before are words that you may see used alongside the past perfect continuous tense.

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Making the past perfect negative is simple! Just insert not between had and [past participle]. Example. We looked for witnesses, but the neighbors had not seen Tootles in the act.

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Making the past perfect negative is simple! Just insert not between had and [past participle]. Example. We looked for witnesses, but the neighbors had not seen Tootles in the act.

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The formula for asking a question in the past perfect tense is had + [subject] + [past participle].

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The formula for asking a question in the past perfect tense is had + [subject] + [past participle].

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Example: Martha had been walking three miles a day before she broke her leg.

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Example: Martha had been walking three miles a day before she broke her leg.

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Example. Had Tootles caused trouble in other neighborhoods before he struck ours?

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Example. Had Tootles caused trouble in other neighborhoods before he struck ours?

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Another site to learn- https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/grammar/intermediate-to-upper-intermediate/past-perfect

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We use the past perfect (had + past participle) to talk about time up to a certain point in the past.

She'd published her first poem by the time she was eight.

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We often use the adverbs already (= 'before the specified time'), still (= as previously), just (= 'a very short time before the specified time'), ever (= 'at any time before the specified time') or never (= 'at no time before the specified time') with the past perfect.

I called his office but he'd already left.
It still hadn't rained at the beginning of May.
I went to visit her when she'd just moved to Berlin.
It was the most beautiful photo I'd ever seen.
Had you ever visited London when you moved there?
I'd never met anyone from California before I met Jim.

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The past perfect expresses the idea that something occurred before another action in the past. It can also show that something happened before a specific time in the past.

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Examples of Past Perfect Continuous Tense                                    I had been writing articles on various topics for three hours.            He had been reading different kinds of books since morning.                     They had been playing football in that field before it started to rain. Jane had been gossiping in the coffee shop for two hours.

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Examples of Past Perfect Continuous Tense                                    I had been writing articles on various topics for three hours.            He had been reading different kinds of books since morning.                     They had been playing football in that field before it started to rain. Jane had been gossiping in the coffee shop for two hours.

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With most verbs, the past tense is formed by adding -ed:

But there are a lot of irregular past tense forms in English. Here are the most common irregular verbs in English, with their past tense forms:

We use the past tense to talk about:

something that happened once in the past:

something that happened several times in the past:

something that was true for some time in the past:

we often use expressions with ago with the past simple:

Past simple questions and negatives

We use to make questions with the past simple:

But questions with who often don't use did:
Who discovered penicillin?
Who wrote Don Quixote?

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We use didn't ( did not) to make with the past simple:

Past simple negatives 1

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Level: intermediate
Past simple and hypotheses

We can also use the past simple to refer to the present or future in hypotheses (when we imagine something). See these pages:

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Learn how to use the past simple to talk about the past, and do the exercises to practise using it.

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The past continuous is made from the past tense of the verb and the -ing form of a verb:

We use the past continuous to talk about the past:

Compare: The children did their homework when (= after) I got home.

This use of the past continuous is very common at the beginning of a story:

The other day I was waiting for a bus when ...
Last week, asI was driving to work, ...

for something that happened before and after a specific time:

Compare: At eight o'clock I wrote (= started writing) some letters.

to show that something continued for some time:

for something that happened again and again:

I was practising every day, three times a day.
Theywere meeting secretly after school.
Theywere always quarrelling.

with verbs which show change or growth:

The children were growing up quickly.
Her Englishwas improving.
My hairwas going grey.
The townwas changing quickly.

We do not normally use the past continuous with stative verbs.We use the past simple instead:
Level: intermediate
Past continuous and hypotheses

We can also use the past continuous to refer to the present or future in hypotheses (when we imagine something). See these pages:

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The past continuous is made from the past tense of the verb and the -ing form of a verb: We use the past continuous to talk about the past : Compare: The children did their homework when (= after) I got home.

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Negative: I had not been trying (I hadn't been..)

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Negative: I had not been trying (I hadn't been..)

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Question: Had I been working?Had you been sleeping?

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Question: Had I been working?Had you been sleeping?

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We do not normally use the past continuous with stative verbs. We use the past simple instead.         with verbs which show change or growth:The children were growing up quickly.     

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We do not normally use the past continuous with stative verbs. We use the past simple instead.         with verbs which show change or growth:The children were growing up quickly.     