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Past Perfect Continous
VS
Past Perfect Simple
Past Perfect Simple
Definition
The past perfect simple is used to describe one action that happened before another action in the past.
In many cases a complete sentence is written in two parts with two different tenses: The past perfect simple, to refer to the action that happened first or earlier.
Uses
To talk about actions that were completed before some point in the past.
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.
For talking about something that happened before something else.
Example:
I turned back to the house and saw that some someone named Tootles had defaced my front door!
Structure
Negative
:
SUBJECT + HAD + NOT +PAST PARTICIPLE + C
Example:
She hadn't finished the test
Question:
HAD + SUBJECT + PAST PARTICIPLE + C
Example:
Had she finished the test ?
Positive:
SUBJECT + HAD + PAST PARTICIPLE + C
Example:
She had finished the test
Past Perfect Continous
Definition
The past perfect continuous (also called past perfect progressive)
Is a verb tense which is used to show that an action started in the past and continued up to another point in the past.
Uses
Duration Before Something in the Past
Example:
They had been talking for over an hour before Tony arrived
Cause of Something in the Past
Example:
Jason was tired because he had been jogging.
Structure
Positive
SUBJECT+ HAD + BEEN + V - ING
Example:
We had been trying to open the door for five minutes when Jane found her key.
Negative
SUBJECT + HAD + NOT+ BEEN + V - ING
Example:
You had not been waiting there for more than two hours when she finally arrived
Question:
HAD + SUBJECT + BEEN + V - ING + ?
Example:
Had you been waiting long before the taxi arrived?
