Past Perfect & Past Continuous

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PRISCILA ARAUZO*CUEVAS

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Past Perfect & Past Continuous

Past Progressive or Continuous

It is used in a narrative context to set the scene and give background information

When I got the trade fair, it was still early. Some of the exhibitors were setting up their stands and others were unpacking their publicity materials.

Structure

Verb to be in past (was / were) + -ing form of the action verb
I was working / He was writing an email / they were looking for a definition

Negative & Questions

was / were + not + ing verb
I was not paying attention / I wasn't paying attention
Questions: was/were + noun + ing verb
Was she paying attention?

Past Continuous

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My father

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(climb)

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(have)

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My friends

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(buy)

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My peer and my boss

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(talk)

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(Janeth / look) at the stars?

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The director

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(not/offer) the positions to another peer.

Past Perfect

It is used when we are already talking about the past and want to refer to an earlier action, event or state.

Both actions happened in the past

I had already bought a coffee when I went to the office.

We use the Past Perfect to describe the action that happened first then simple past to describe the following action.

Structure

You need verb had (to have in past tense) + action verb in Past participle
I had studied very hard
She had studied very hard
We had studied very hard

Negative & Questions

had + not + past participle verb
She had not done the exam / She hadn't done the exam
Had + noun + past participle verb
Had she done the exam?

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Before Emma laid the table, she

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(to have) a talk with her mother.

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When I arrived at the restaurant, Lisa

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(already / to order) a glass of water.

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There were no sausages left when I came back. The dog

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(eat) them.

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(Jack / to feed) his hamster before he left his house?

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(not / rain) for three weeks, so the land was dry.

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