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First Certificate in English - Grammar; 1 C - Past Continuous, Past Perfect, Past Perfect Continuous
1 C
Past Continuous, Past Perfect, Past Perfect Continuous
Past Continuous
We use the Past Continuous (Past form of be + -ing) to talk about something which was in progress during a period of time in the past:
I was listening to the news on television at nine o'clock last night.
We use it to give background information: It was pouring with rain and she was wondering what to do.
We also use it with the Past Simple to say that something happened in the middle of something else:
I slept when my friend called.
I was sleeping when my friend called.
Past Perfect
The Past Perfect (had + past participle) is the past form of the Present Perfect. We use it to talk about a past event which happened before another past event:
When I picked some fruit I went back to the beach.
When I had picked some fruit I went back to the beach.
We often use the Past Perfect with when or after:
After they had eaten, they cleared the table.We also use the Past Perfect in indirect speech when reporting the Past Simple or Present...
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