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 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.