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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
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Past perfect continuous and Present perfect .

Hi, I have been confusing about those two tenses. I know that we use present perfect when we talk about an action recently-stopped, or an action still continuing. So, how we use Past perfect properly and I find it sort of hard to reflect an action to Past perfect or Past perfect continuous.

Past perfect and Past perfect continuous.

I need some help fellas.
  

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We use the Past Perfect to talk about an action that happened before another action in the past. "When I arrived at the party, Peter wasn't there. " We use the past perfect continuous to talk about actions or situations which had continued up to the past moment that we are thinking about, or shortly before it.

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  • We use the Past Perfect to talk about an action that happened before another action in the past.
  • "When I arrived at the party, Peter wasn't there.
  • " We use the past perfect continuous to talk about actions or situations which had continued up to the past moment that we are thinking about, or shortly before it.
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We use the Past Perfect to talk about an action that happened before another action in the past.

"When I arrived at the party, Peter wasn't there. He had gone home."

We use the past perfect continuous to talk about actions or situations which had continued up to the past moment that we are thinking about, or shortly before it.

"When I found Mary, I c
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First, thanks for your help and forgive me because I want to immerse with you deeply with other tenses.

"I went to the doctor because I had been sleeping badly."

"I went to the doctor because I was sleeping badly."

What the differences also the second sentence it could be right in some circumstances or it's totally wrong ?

Thanks again.
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AnonymousI have been confusing confused about those two tenses. ...Past perfect and Past perfect continuous.
You have to master the use of and the difference between the present perfect and the present perfect continuous first. These both use the moment of utterance as the reference point. The past perfec
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AnonymousI went to the doctor because
Here are the analogies.

1 I'm going to the doctor because I am sleeping badly.
2 I'm going to the doctor because I have been sleeping badly.

3 I went to the doctor because I was sleeping badly.
4 I went to the doctor because I had been sleeping badly.

All are
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