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Past Perfect Continuous Tense

Definition : The past perfect continuous corresponds to the present perfect continuous, but with reference to a time earlier than 'before now'. As with the present perfect continuous, we are more interested in the process . Unlike the present perfect continuous, which indicates an action that began in the past and continued up to the present, the past perfect continuous is a verb tense that indicates something that began in the past, continued in the past, and also ended at a defined point in the past. 1. Verbal form, the formula are      : (+) Subject + had been + Verb Ing + Object                                                           Example : I had been doing the homework    ...

Past Perfect Tense

Definition : 1.A tense that used to tell about completed action before another action done in the past.                  2. To tell the completed action in the past. 1. Verbal form, the formula are      : (+) Subject + had+ Verb 3 + Object                                                           Example : I had done the homework when you did                                                ...

Past Continuous Tense

Past Continuous Tense Definition : A tense that used to tell about ongoing action in the past. 1. Verbal form, the formula are      : (+) Subject + were/ was+ Verb ing + Object + Time Signal(TS)                                                           Example : I was doing the homework last night                                                          (-) Subject +were not (weren’t ) /was not (wasn’t) +Verb ing + Object + TS   ...

Simple Past Tense.

Definition : A tense that used to tell about the finished job or completed before now and the duration is not important. It is divided into two kinds: 1. Verbal form, the formula are      : (+) Subject + Verb2 + Object + Time Signal(TS)                                                           Example : I Did the homework yesterday                                                          (-) Subject +did not (didn't) Verb1 + Object + TS ...