The Past Perfect Continuous tense

The Past Perfect Continuous tense

The Past Perfect Continuous tense is used to describe an action that started in the past and continued up until another point in the past. It emphasizes the duration of the action and often suggests that the action was ongoing and unfinished at the time of the past event.

The Present Perfect Continuous tense

The Present Perfect Continuous tense

The Present Perfect Continuous tense is used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued up until now, and may still be ongoing. It is typically used to describe actions or situations that have a connection to the present moment.

The Future Perfect in the Past

The Future Perfect in the Past

The Future Perfect in the Past is used to talk about a completed action in the future from a point in the past. It is formed by using would have plus the past participle of the main verb.

The Past Perfect tense

The Past Perfect tense

In the Past perfect tense, the auxiliary verb had is used with the past participle form of the verb to indicate that the action was completed before a past action or time.

The Present Perfect tense

The Present Perfect tense

The Present Perfect is often used to talk about actions that started in the past and have been completed at some point before the present moment.