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The past perfect tense expresses a past action, already finished when another past action happened; the past perfect continuous tense describes a past action ...

The difference with the past perfect continuous is that it expresses an action in progress before a particular moment in the past. I had been ...

18.05.2017 · Shortly we can say; The Past Perfect Continuous Tense is used in the same way as the Present Perfect Continuous Tense, but it refers to a time in the past. On the other hand, Present Perfect Continuous Tense refers to the time in the present ( now ).

25.06.2015 · The past continuous tense is used to describe an action that began in the past and ended in the past. The present perfect continuous is used to describe an action that began in the past but continues up till the point of speaking about it (the present).

The difference between those tenses depends on the wider context. 'I was ironing my shirts when the doorbell rang.' 'I have been ironing all morning; I need to ...

Past continuous is used to describe actions or events that were happening during or around a particular point of time in the past. · Present perfect indicates ...

In the case of the present perfect continuous, the action is still going on, but you consider the past portion of it.

Verb Tense Exercise 14 Present Perfect, Past Perfect, Present Perfect Continuous, and Past Perfect Continuous 1. It is already 9:30 PM and I (wait) here for over an hour. If John does not get here in the next five minutes, I am going to leave. 2. I was really angry at John yesterday. By the time he finally arrived, I (wait) for over an hour.

Present Perfect Continuous vs Present Perfect, Present Continuous, Past Continuous. ID: 1068690. Language: English. School subject: English as a Second Language (ESL) Grade/level: grade 9. Age: 15+. Main content: Grammar. Other contents: Present Perfect Continous. Add to …

We use both the present perfect simple (have or has + past participle) and the present perfect continuous (have or has + been + -ing form) to talk about ...

04.03.2019 · In such sentences, Past Perfect Continuous tells us ‘how long the action had continued’ or emphasizes ‘the duration of the action’. Namely, Past …

The Past Perfect Continuous Tense is used in the same way as the Present Perfect Continuous Tense, but it refers to a time in the past. On the other hand, ...