0
Guest Posted 22 years ago
Grammar
Past perfect progressive, past progressive
What is the difference between Past Perfect Progressive and Past Progressive?
Top answer
'
- '
Get the Weekly English Kit 📬
New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.
2 Answers
0
This is a California Jim type question; however, my effort:
had been doing (PPP) -- used when there is a necessity to make clear or stress that the continuous action was already in well in progress when the second past event occurred: 'I had been polishing my car for half an hour when the flock of birds flew over.'
was doing (PP) -- used when the action is background action to
had been doing (PPP) -- used when there is a necessity to make clear or stress that the continuous action was already in well in progress when the second past event occurred: 'I had been polishing my car for half an hour when the flock of birds flew over.'
was doing (PP) -- used when the action is background action to
00
OK. I'll give it a go.
Past progressive represents an activity taking place prior to the present, i.e., prior to the moment of speaking.
Past Perfect Progressive represents an activity taking place prior to the past, i.e., prior to some moment in the past (usually mentioned in the same conversation or even in the same utterance).
In the following examples, past prog
Past progressive represents an activity taking place prior to the present, i.e., prior to the moment of speaking.
Past Perfect Progressive represents an activity taking place prior to the past, i.e., prior to some moment in the past (usually mentioned in the same conversation or even in the same utterance).
In the following examples, past prog
0
Related Questions