Understanding Past Perfect and Continuous

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The Past Perfect Tense is used to describe a past action that occurred before another past action.

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The Past Perfect Tense utilizes 'had' for positive statements and '___' for negative statements.

had not

Which of the following sentences correctly demonstrates the Past Perfect Progressive Tense?

  • He was working on the project for weeks when the deadline arrived.
  • They studied for the exam all night.
  • I had studied English for three years before moving to London.
  • She had been working for the company for a year when she received a promotion. (correct)

Provide an example sentence using the Past Perfect Tense to describe an unreal situation in the past.

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Match the following sentences with the correct tense they demonstrate:

<p>He had finished his homework by the time his parents got home. = Past Perfect She had been playing the piano for hours before she stopped. = Past Perfect Progressive They were working on the project all week. = Past Continuous I will have finished the report by tomorrow. = Future Perfect</p> Signup and view all the answers

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Past Perfect Tense

Shows a past action that occurred before another past action, using 'had'.

Negative Past Perfect

Uses 'had not' to form negative statements in the past perfect tense.

Past Perfect Use

Used to talk about unreal situations in the past with 'would have', 'could have', or 'should have'.

Past Perfect Progressive

Describes actions continuing until a specific past point, using 'had been' plus verb-ing.

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Interrupted Action

Past Perfect Progressive often describes an action that was interrupted at a certain past time.

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Study Notes

Past Perfect

  • Used to show a past action that occurred before another past action.
  • Uses “had” for positive statements and “had not” for negative statements.
  • Past participle form of the verb is added.
  • Example: "He hadn’t contacted me for weeks, then suddenly he invited me for coffee."
  • Used to express a past action that started and continued to another point in the past.
  • Example: "When I got my current job, I had lived in New York for four years."
  • Used to talk about unreal situations in the past.
  • Often seen with “would have,” “could have,” and "should have."
  • Example: "I would have helped you plan the surprise party if I had known about it."

Past Perfect Progressive (Continuous)

  • Uses "had" or "had not" followed by “been” and the progressive form of the verb.
  • Shows actions continuing until a specific point in the past.
  • Often describes an interrupted action.
  • Example: "I had been studying for an hour when my mom got home."
  • Can also describe continuous actions without an interruption.
  • Example: "We were exhausted because we'd been working all night."

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