Past Perfect Simple vs Continuous Flashcards

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When we use the past perfect simple?

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We use it to talk about the past, but when we want to refer to something that happened before

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Structure of the past perfect simple

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😀 + had + been + past participle

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When we use the past perfect continuous?

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We used to talk about an action that happened in the past that was interrupt

Or when an action in the pass set up another

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Structure of the past perfect continuous

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😃+ had been+ Verb ing

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