![]() ![]() We had been going to school every day without any holidays.Back then, I had been coming down with a cold.The mother had been phoning her child to ask him where he was. ![]() He had been editing the manuscript given to him.I had been painting different sceneries every day.She had been typing a rough draft to submit to her publishers.I had been reading an interesting book, therefore did not pay attention.He had been writing his novel for three years before he decided to publish it.The man had been washing his clothes in the bathroom.I had been folding laundry when I got the call.We all started tearing up, since someone had been cutting onions.Unbeknownst to her, she had been putting foot cream on face.I realized that I had been spelling some of the words incorrectly.The police had been stopping all the parties happening in the neighborhood.She had been sporting a very chic look at the party.I had been getting good grades back in seventh grade.The stranded man had been swimming for six hours before he found his way back to land.My sister had been drawing human figures all day.We had been watching television as we had nothing better to do.The dogs had been barking quite a bit that night.The children had been playing for two hours at that point.The preacher had been preaching inspirational stories to his followers.The father had been lecturing his son on the importance of saving electricity.Smith had been teaching at our school for twenty years back then. The students had been learning about the laws of nature.My colleagues had been finishing the task before our boss arrived.We had been eating all day because of the festival.My niece had been drinking juice straight from the bottle.He had been doing push-ups when the light went out.The birds had been singing for a while during the afternoon.The kids had been dancing while the teacher was away.The students had been standing under the scorching sun.Father had been sitting in his favorite chair all morning.My friend had been running for five miles already.In this article, however, we’re going to take look into past perfect progressive tense examples.Īn action that took place and continued to take place for a while in the past is known as Past Perfect Progressive Tense. Jane went to the zoo before she had finished reading her new book about elephants.Tenses are a wide topic in English Grammar since there are so many types and sub-types. Compare the following examples: Example: Jane had read a lot about elephants before she went to the zoo. If the action after "before" started (and was not completed) before a certain time in the past, use Past Perfect. If the action after "before" is a new action, use Simple Past. "Before" as well can either be used with Simple Past or Past Perfect. (second action had been completed when the first action took place) Before (second action happened after the first action had been completed) When Jane went to see the elephants, she had already seen the lions. (at the same time) When Jane had seen the elephants, she wanted to see the giraffes. Compare the following examples: Example: When Jane saw the elephants, she was amazed. More exceptions with signal words Whenĭepending on the situation, "when" can be used with Simple Past or Past Perfect. Example: After her visit to the zoo, Jane was exhausted. However, if "after" is followed by object + subject + verb, the verb belongs to the new action and is therefore in Simple Past. Example: After the family had had breakfast, they went to the zoo. *Note: "After" is only used as a signal word for Past Perfect if it is followed by a subject + verb, meaning that one action had been completed before another action began (the new action is in Simple Past). She opened her birthday presents and then the whole family went to the zoo.īefore/up to a certain time in the past Example: Before her sixth birthday, Jane had never been to the zoo. Some time in the past Example: Jane got up at seven. Normal order in the past or looking back to an event before a certain time in the past?ĭo you just want to tell what happened some time in the past or do you want to tell what had happened before/up to a certain time in the past? Simple Past However, when we look back from a certain time in the past to tell what had happened before, we use Past Perfect. We use Simple Past if we give past events in the order in which they occured. ![]()
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