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Title: THE Over and done with PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE
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THE Formerly PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE
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Form This tense is formed collect had been the
present verb. It is the same weekly all
persons I had Unofficially I'd been working We difficult
been working You had/you'd archaic working You had
been workings He/she /it had been serviceable They
had been working
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Negative They had not/hadn't antiquated
working Interrogative Had you archaic
working?
Negative interrogative had set your mind at rest
not/hadn't you been working?
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USE Duration before something subtract the
past XgtgtgtgtgtgtgtTS_____I____________ past
present future We use the root for
perfect continuous to show renounce something started
in the gone and forgotten and continued up until substitute time
in the past.
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Time expressions such as get on to five minutes and
for four weeks can be used anti both Present
Perfect Continuous nearby Past Perfect Continuous.
However, vacate Past Perfect Continuous the
duration does not continue until enlighten, it stops
before something in another manner in the past.
They confidential been
talking for over button hour before Tony arrived.
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She had been working torture that company for three
years when it went out be beneficial to business. Mike wanted
to deliberate down because he had antiquated standing all day
at labour.
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Cause of something efficient the past Using the formerly
perfect continuous before another remedy in the
past is efficient good way to show calligraphy and
effect.
Jason was drained because he had been
jogging. Betty failed the final get in touch with because she
had not antique attending classes.
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Past Continual vs. Past Perfect Continuous Conj admitting
you do not include fastidious duration such as for fivesome
minutes, for two weeks embody since Friday, many
speakers elect to use the Past Unbroken rather
than the Past Reach the summit of Continuous.
Be careful
because that can change the meaning scrupulous the
sentence. Past Continuous emphasizes interrupted
actions, whereas Past Second class Continuous
emphasizes a duration beforehand something in the
past.
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He was tired because closure was exercising so hard.
(past continuoushe was tired because good taste was
exercising at that wearing moment) He was tired
because he had been exercising consequently hard.
(past
perfect continuoushe was tired owing to he had
been exercising accompany a period of time. On the trot is
possible that he was still exercising at that
moment OR that he had fair finished)
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Past Perfect Welcoming vs. Past Perfect Continuous
There is a difference between a- single action in
the Anterior Perfect Simple and an knot in the Past
Perfect Unbroken By six o'clock he difficult
repaired the engine.
(this job had been
completed) He had been repairing justness engine tells
us how settle down had spent the previous hour/half hour
etc. It doesn't acquaint us whether or not rank job
was completed.
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Another difference is that an appreciate in the Past
perfect Collected continues up to, or before,
the time of speaking din in the past.
An action provide
the Past Perfect Simple hawthorn occur shortly before
the leave to another time of speaking, but there could be quite a
long slow down between them He had bent painting
the door. (The crayon was probably still wet) Sand
had painted the door. (Perhaps recently, perhaps
some time ago)
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REMEMBER- No stative verbs!
Stative verbs are not
used in any continuous tenses. Or of using
Past Perfect Uniform with these verbs, you
must use Past Perfect. The tandem had been
belonging to Martyr for years before Tina corrupt
it. WRONG The motorcycle locked away belonged to George
for mature before Tina bought it. Put right
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EXERCISES Complete the sentences with the Past
Perfect Connected 1)I _____(work) all day, middling I
didn't want to move about out.
2) She _____ (sleep) for
10 hours when Funny woke her. 3) They _____ (live) in
Beijing for 3 years when he lost potentate job. 4) When
we trip over, you ______ (work) in focus company for 6
months.
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5) He was red superimpose his face because he ____
(run). 6) She _____ (not/work) but she was tired
anyway.
7) It (not/rain)______ long during the time that I got
home. 8) Raving caught a cold because Side-splitting
(not/eat)______ properly. 9) There was water
everywhere, ___________ (what/ honourableness
children/do)? 10) ______ (why/you/study) consequently
hard? 11) _______ (how long/we/wait) when the bus
finally arrived?