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Past Continuous Tense

Past Continuous Tense The Past Continuous tense , also known as past progressive tense, indicates a continuing action, something that was happening, going on, at certain point in the past. The action can be interrupted by another action or can happen at the same time. This tense is generally occurs only with dynamic verb, not the static one. The Patterns The Past Continuous tense is formed with the helping verb of the past be (was, were) and the present participle (verb with an – ing ending). See the following patterns carefully! Affirmative Subject + past be (was, were) + V-ing (the present participle) Negative Subject + past be (was, were) +not + V-ing (the present participle) Interrogative past be (was, were) + Subject + V-ing (the present participle) The proper conjugation of the past be with the subject pronoun Was —————–>> I, He, She, It or the singular or the uncountable noun Were —————>> You, We, They or the plural noun Time Signals ...
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Past Perfect Continuous Tense

Past Perfect Continuous Tense The Past Perfect Continuous tense , also known as Past Perfect Progressive, is used to talk about actions that began in the past and lasted up until another action in the past. The Past Perfect Continuous is related to the Present Perfect Continuous,yet, the duration does not continue until now, it stops before another action in the past. The Past Perfect Continuous tense emphasizes on the duration or course of an action. The Patterns Affirmative Subject + had + been + V-ing (present participle) Negative Subject + had + not +been + V-ing (present participle) Interrogative Had + Subject +been + V-ing (present participle) Time Signals The time signals used with the Past Perfect Continuous Tense among others are for, since, the whole day, all day, etc. The Uses The Past Perfect Continuous tense is used to express: 1. action taking place before a certain time in the past; We use the Past Perfect Continuous to show that some...
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Past Perfect Tense

Past Perfect Tense  The Past Perfect Tense is used when we are relating two events which happen in the past, one action occurres before another or an action finishes before another action. The Past Perfect Tense helps to show which event happens first. This tense is also used in reported speech, third conditional sentences, or to show the past dissatisfaction. The Patterns Affirmative Subject+had+V3 (past participle) ——>> I had done …. Negative Subject+had+not +V3 (past participle) ——>> I had not done …. Interrogative Had + Subject +V3 (past participle) —–>> Had you done …?   Time Signal The time signals usually used with the past perfect tense among others are already, just, never, not yet, once, until that day, by, by the time, when…., etc. Note: 1. Just Just is used with the Past Perfect to refer to an event that happens only a short time earlier than now. Examples: She had just finished cooking when I arrived home. The crimi...
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