TENSE TUESDAY: PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS AS A CAUSE OF SOMETHING IN THE PAST
19 / 04 / 2016
TENSE TUESDAY: PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS AS A CAUSE OF SOMETHING IN THE PAST: meaning and examples
Hello, readers! For this week's Tense Tuesday, we are exploring one use of the Past Perfect Continuous.
The Past Perfect Continuous form is:
HAD BEEN -ING or HAD (NOT) BEEN -ING
One way we use it is with the Simple Past to show cause and effect in the past. The past perfect continuous action is what causes the Simple Past state; the past perfect continuous action happens before the simple past action.
Example 1: Her eyes were red because she had been crying.
Example 2: He was out of breath because he had been running.
Example 3: I hadn't been sleeping much at that time, so I was really tired during the interview.
Example 4:
John: Why was he wet when he arrived?
Jack: He had been running in the rain.
This completes our lesson for today. Thank you for reading! Have a spectacular day.
The Past Perfect Continuous form is:
HAD BEEN -ING or HAD (NOT) BEEN -ING
One way we use it is with the Simple Past to show cause and effect in the past. The past perfect continuous action is what causes the Simple Past state; the past perfect continuous action happens before the simple past action.
Example 1: Her eyes were red because she had been crying.
Example 2: He was out of breath because he had been running.
Example 3: I hadn't been sleeping much at that time, so I was really tired during the interview.
Example 4:
John: Why was he wet when he arrived?
Jack: He had been running in the rain.
This completes our lesson for today. Thank you for reading! Have a spectacular day.
