Past Perfect v Past Perfect Continuous

B2.1 Intermediate Plus , Grammar ,

Past Perfect v Past Perfect Continuous

Which sentence is correct?: "They had been starting the film before I got home" or "They had started the film before I got home"? Take our past perfect v past perfect continuous course to find out.

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Course Facts

* When all activities are completed thoroughly with 10 minutes allocated to each self-study activity.

Course Objectives

To understand the situations when the past perfect and past perfect continuous tenses are required
To use the past perfect and past perfect continuous in the affirmative, negative, question and short response forms
To identify keywords that are used in the past perfect and past perfect continuous tenses and use them correctly
To avoid common mistakes that learners make in the past perfect and past perfect continuous tenses
To be able to decide whether to use the past perfect or past perfect continuous tense according to the content of a sentence

Course Features

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Download numerous resources including flashcards, worksheets and games to practise.

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Past Perfect v Past Perfect Continuous Introduction 3 Topics

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Past Perfect v Past Perfect Continuous Course Syllabus 5min

Read an extensive course syllabus that explains what each activity is, how to complete it and how it will help you improve your understanding of the past perfect and past perfect continuous tenses.

Past Perfect v Past Perfect Continuous Course Objectives 5min

We set out the key objectives for this course so you can identify what you need to learn. We provide a downloadable checklist that you can print out to check off the points as you go through the course.

Past Perfect v Past Perfect Continuous Tense Explanation 5min

A presentation that explains what tenses are, why we need them and how the tense system works in English. As well as a presentation, you can test yourself using our interactive question and answer flashcards.

Past Perfect v Past Perfect Continuous Grammar 8 Topics | 1 Quiz

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Past Perfect v Past Perfect Continuous Grammar Introduction 10min

Start the grammar section of this course with a brief introduction and access to all the documents required for the video series. We explain how the video series works and you can download our interactive worksheet, which you can answer whilst watching our videos, alongside the answers and the slides used in our explanation videos.

Past Perfect v Past Perfect Continuous Use 6min

Review the uses of the past perfect and past perfect continuous tenses, then analyse them side-by-side to see the differences. Both of these tenses are commonly mixed up because the difference in use is so slight. You can also download an extensive list of stative verbs being used in the past perfect tense.

Past Perfect v Past Perfect Continuous Affirmative 3min

Review the affirmative forms of the past perfect and past perfect continuous tenses and analyse them together, side-by-side. You can also download our one-page printout that summarises all of the information taught in this video.

Past Perfect v Past Perfect Continuous Negative 2min

Review the negative forms of the past perfect and past perfect continuous tenses and analyse them together, side-by-side. You can also download our one-page printout that summarises all of the information taught in this video.

Past Perfect v Past Perfect Continuous Questions 3min

There are two ways to ask questions in both the past perfect and past perfect continuous tenses. Review these forms in this video and analyse them together, side-by-side. You can also download our one-page printout that summarises all of the information taught in this video.

Past Perfect v Past Perfect Continuous Short Responses 2min

Short responses are a useful tool for answering in a polite way and sounding more native. The short responses are the same in the past perfect and past perfect continuous tenses, but we review them in this video. You can also download our one-page printout that summarises all of the information taught in this video.

Past Perfect v Past Perfect Continuous Keywords 1min

The keywords are almost identical in the past perfect and past perfect continuous tenses. We review them and provide one-page printouts for each tense summarising how the keywords can be used.

Past Perfect v Past Perfect Continuous Common Mistakes 4min

Through teaching English learners, we have identified the most common mistakes made when deciding between the past perfect and past perfect continuous tenses. We show you the top three in this video, explain them in detail and suggest how you can prevent yourself making the same mistakes.

Past Perfect v Past Perfect Continuous Quiz

Test your knowledge and understanding of the past perfect and past perfect continuous tenses in this quiz and receive your results immediately after. We provide detailed answers and explanations and you can repeat the quiz as many times as you wish. Your first result will be added to our course leaderboard so you can compare your score to our other course learners.

Past Perfect v Past Perfect Continuous Self-Study 3 Topics

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Past Perfect v Past Perfect Continuous Time Phrases 10min

Practise using time phrases correctly in the past perfect and past perfect continuous tenses using our time flashcards to prompt you. You can download and print out our flashcards or use our online tool to avoid printing. You can easily share your sentences using our course forum and get corrections and feedback from our teachers.Â

Past Perfect v Past Perfect Continuous Timelines 10min

Review your use of the past perfect and past perfect continuous tenses when two past events are used in a sentence. Download our timeline flashcards and explain the series of events, correctly using the past perfect and past perfect continuous tenses and the typical keywords in this tense.

Past Perfect v Past Perfect Continuous Watch The Story 10min

Integrate videos into your past perfect and past perfect continuous learning by using our flashcards and guidance. We also provide suggestions for answers and a forum where you can write your suggestions and get feedback and corrections from our teachers.

Past Perfect v Past Perfect Continuous Summary 3 Topics

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Past Perfect v Past Perfect Continuous Review Booklet 5min

This review booklet summarises everything learnt in this course. We present all the forms of the past perfect and past perfect continuous tenses as well as the use, some example sentences, keywords, past participle and present participle formation, ED pronunciation and ING pronunciation all in one page per tense. We also present the use of both tenses side-by-side with timelines so you can easily review this topic.

Past Perfect v Past Perfect Continuous Learning Outcomes 5min

We list the objectives of this course and your achievements, so you can see how much you have progressed by taking our course.

Past Perfect v Past Perfect Continuous Course Feedback 5min

We always appreciate any feedback from our learners. Here you have the chance to fill in an optional questionnaire telling us what you liked and didn't like so we can keep on improving for our future learners.

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17 Topics
1 Quiz
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