Past Perfect Continuous Tense

Past Perfect Continuous Tense

S + had been+ V1 + ing +  Since / For obj

Homework (Write & Speak):-

15 complex sentences (3 simple, 3 negative, 3 interrogative, 3 interrogative with wh family, 3 negative interrogative with wh family)

We had been trying hard to sort out this issue for 2 hours.

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I had not been learning French for 1 month.

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Had he been performing since half past 5?

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Why had she been behaving like an animal for 15 minutes?

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Why had he not been prescribing our company medicines for 1 month?

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Past Perfect Tense

Past Perfect Tense

S + had + V3 +  obj

Homework (Write & Speak):-

9 complex sentences (3 simple, 3 negative & 3 interrogative)

I went to the office last Sunday and I had completed all pending works.

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Had the train left before he reached platform?

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I gave this idea to him but he hadn't given me any credit.

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Past Continuous Tense

Past Continuous Tense

S + was/were + v1 + ing +  obj

We usually use this tense about actions that were in progress at a specific time in the past. We also use it in conjunction with the past simple when talking about interruptions (I was doing my homework when the phone rang).

What you usually do late at night, and lead in to the past continuous:

I always go to bed at 11pm. So, last night at 11:30 I was sleeping.

Write your typical schedule on the board with your usual everyday activities:

7:30 am – breakfast

9 to 12 – classes

12 – lunch

1pm to 5pm – classes

6pm – gym

8pm – dinner

11pm – bedtime

Now, give write examples of what you were doing exactly at a certain time yesterday:

At noon, I was having lunch.

At 1pm, I was giving a class.

Jot down your daily schedules, or what you did yesterday, and then take turns first saying what you were doing at certain time:

I was having breakfast at 7am.

Then, switch schedules with other family member or friend and say what he or she was doing:

Juan was having breakfast at 10 am.

Then, make comparisons:

I was studying. He was playing video games.

Or find similarities:

We were all sleeping at midnight.

Homework (Write & Speak):-

1) 9 complex sentences (3 simple, 3 negative & 3 interrogative)