PAST PERFECTPast actions previous to other past actions
Past perfectPast Simple
Train leaving. 7.15Me getting at the station- 7.30
PAST PERFECTEX: I got to the station at 7-30 but the train to
London had already left.
PAST PERFECTBefore/ after/By the timeAfter he had asked for a
loan, the owner decided not to sell the house.By the time he was
sixteen, he had lived in twenty different countries.
Past perfect continuousHAD BEEN +V-ING HADNT BEEN +V-INGHAD YOU
BEEN + V-ING?EX. HE WAS OUT OF BREATH. HE HAD BEEN FLYING HIS
KITE
Past perfect continuousYOU CAN SAY THAT SOMETHING HAD BEEN
HAPPENING FOR A PERIOD OF TIME BEFORE SOMETHING ELSE HAPPENEDEX.
OUR GAME OF TENNIS WAS INTERRUPTED. WED BEEN PLAYING FOR ABOUT HALF
AN HOUR WHEN IT STARTED TO RAIN
Past perfect continuousEX: KEN GAVE UP SMOKING TWO YEARS AGO.
HED BEEN SMOKING FOR 30 YEARS
PRESENT PERFECT C. / PAST PERFECT C.EX: I hope the bus comes
soon. Ive been waiting for 20 minutes.EX:At last the bus came, Id
been waiting for 20 minutes (before the bus came)
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