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Jun 2022
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The Past Perfect Continuous (Progressive...

F. Dave Whassom
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The past perfect continuous is also known as Past Perfect Progressive Tense, and is used for an action that began before a certain point in the past and continued up to that time.  Time reference is found in these sentences which gives an idea that action has continued from some time. Examples: At that time he had been writing a book for two months. When ... Show More
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