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The document outlines the differences between Past Perfect Simple and Past Perfect Continuous tenses, including their structures, uses, and focuses. Past Perfect Simple emphasizes completed actions before another past action, while Past Perfect Continuous highlights ongoing actions over a period of time before another event. It also provides examples and keywords associated with each tense to aid understanding.

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Past_Perfect_Study_Sheet

The document outlines the differences between Past Perfect Simple and Past Perfect Continuous tenses, including their structures, uses, and focuses. Past Perfect Simple emphasizes completed actions before another past action, while Past Perfect Continuous highlights ongoing actions over a period of time before another event. It also provides examples and keywords associated with each tense to aid understanding.

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Study Sheet: Past Perfect Simple vs Past Perfect Continuous

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PAST PERFECT SIMPLE

Structure: had + past participle (V3)

Use:

- To show that one action happened before another in the past

- Focus on the result

Examples:

- She had left before he arrived.

- They had finished the test by 2 PM.

Keywords:

- already, just, never, before, by the time

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PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS

Structure: had been + present participle (verb+ing)

Use:

- To show that an action was ongoing over a period of time in the past before another event

- Focus on the duration or process


Examples:

- She had been studying for hours before the exam started.

- They had been playing football when it started to rain.

Keywords:

- for, since, all day, how long

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Quick Comparison

Tense | Structure | Use | Focus | Example

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Past Perfect Simple | had + V3 | Completed action before another past action | Result | He had

eaten before they came.

Past Perfect Continuous | had been + V-ing | Ongoing action before another past action |

Duration/process | He had been eating for 30 minutes when they came.

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Tips:

- Use Past Perfect Simple for things that were done and over.

- Use Past Perfect Continuous to talk about what was happening over time before something else.

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