Past perfect
The past perfect is formed by combining the auxiliary verb
"had" with the past participle.
We use the Past Perfect tense to emphasize that an action in the past
finished before another action in the past started.
Examples:
subject + "had" + past participle
Subject
|
Auxiliary
|
Past Participle
|
I, You, He, She, It, We, They
|
had
|
studied, visited, worked...
|
Examples:
I had [I'd] visited my mother
They had [They'd] studied English before they went to USA.
I had written the letter before you came home.
She had studied very much before the exam
You had studied English before you moved to New York.
I had finished my homework before I went playing football.
Negative sentences
I had not visited my sister before she change test
He hadn’t studied English before the test
I had not bought a new dress.
You had not cleaned the house.
Question
Had you cleaned the house?
Had he brought the gifts?
Had she lost the credit card?
Past continuous
We usually use the Past Continuous to talk about activities that lasted
for some time in the past. The actions can be interrupted by something or can
be happening at the same time.
Use the Past Continuous to talk about actions or situations that lasted
for some time in the past, and whose duration time is unknown or unimportant.
The Past Continuous is often used when one action in progress is
interruped by another action in the past. The Past simple is used in such
sentences. We usually use when or while to link these two sentences.
was/were + (-ing) + Complement
Examples.
I was watching TV yesterday in the evening.
She was sleeping on the couch.
He was swimming in the pool
I was talking with my friend when the telephone rang.
When she was making the homework, it started raining.
Question
Was she going to the mall when it
started raining?
Were you painting your house yesterday at 5 PM?
Was Mary shopping when the mall was burning?
Negative
I wasn't playing tennis at 11.00
You weren't drinking
john wasn’t eating because he was feeling sick.
Jeff wasn’t watching TV.
My parents weren’t having a good time because it was very cold in Canada
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