2 Lesson Past Perfect Continuous

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PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS

Past perfect continuous line

FORM:

The past perfect continuous is composed of two elements:

1. The past perfect of the verb to be (=had been)

2. The present participle (base+ing).

Past perfect continuous form

FUNCTION:

The past perfect continuous corresponds to the past, but with reference to a time earlier than 'before' of it. Again, we are more interested in the process.

Past perfect continuous function

 

 

QUESTION: Complete the following sentences with the right past perfect tense:

We __________________to open the door for five minutes when Jane found her key. The stranger thing was that someone ________________ us in the room.