Advanced Level: Past Perfect | Learn English
www.ecenglish.com › advanced-level-past-perfectNov 15, 2013 · 2 The Past Perfect for duration before something in the past. With non-continuous verbs the Past Perfect can be used to show the duration of something that started in the past and continued to a specific time in the past. She had had the scooter for ten years before she bought a car. By the time I got used to life in Milan, I had been there for five years.