past-perfect-continuous

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PAST PERFECT FORM: had+ V ed/V3 USE: one action happened before

PAST PERFECT

FORM: had+ V ed/V3
USE: one action happened before the other
TIME

EXPRESSIONS:
Yesterday by ___ o’clock
Before some time in the past
When the concert began
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Examples The train had just left when I arrived at the

Examples

The train had just left when I arrived at the station.
She had just left the

room when the police arrived.
I had just put the washing out when it started to rain.
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She had left when he arrived. had left arrived Past Perfect Past Simple Now

She had left when he arrived.
had left arrived
Past Perfect Past Simple

Now

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Concept questions Are we talking about the past? How many actions

Concept questions

Are we talking about the past?
How many actions are there

in the past?
Did both actions happen at the same time?
Did one action happen before the other?
Which action happened first?
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PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS FORM: PAST PERFECT CONT -> had+been+Ving PRESENT PERF

PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS

FORM: PAST PERFECT CONT -> had+been+Ving
PRESENT PERF CONT ->

have\has +been+Ving
I have been reading this book since morning
He has been reading this book since morning
USE: 1) duration of an activity up to a past point in time
2) result of an activity at a past point in time
TIME EXPRESSIONS:
Yesterday since _______
For some time in the past
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They had been swimming in the water for two hours when

They had been swimming in the water for two hours when

they were rescued

Swimming for two hours

NOW

were rescued

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Concept questions How long were they swimming in the water? Did

Concept questions

How long were they swimming in the water?
Did they stop

swimming when they were rescued?
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I opened the window and saw the streets were wet. It

I opened the window and saw the streets were wet. It

had been raining.

evident result

NOW

wet streets

opened window

activity stops

raining

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Concept questions Was it raining when I opened the door? Did

Concept questions

Was it raining when I opened the door?
Did it stop

raining a short time before this?
How did I know?