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Past Perfect and Past Perfect Continuous - Coggle Diagram
Past Perfect and Past Perfect Continuous
The Past Perfect:
The past perfect continuous is used to show that something started in the past and continued up until another time in the past.
Structure
Subject + had + been + verb with ing
Subject + had not + been + verb with ing
Had + subject + been + verb with ing
The Past Perfect Continuous
The past perfect tense is used to show that something happened before another action in the past.
Examples
My dog hadn't been sleeping well before he died
I had been working at the company for a month when I got the promotion.
Had you been sleeping?
Structure
Subject + had + verb in past participle
Subject + had not + verb in past participle
Had + subject + verb in past participle
Examples
He hadn´t driven a car before then
After she had moved out, I found her notes
Had he studied for the exam?