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 Re: Past Perfect Tense
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Originally Posted by Chris87  Sorry for keeping to ask questions, I've the last one left, the Past Perfect Tense is used for things happened in the past and that were still going on, egg:
-I had been going home before I met my friend.
But what if I specify the time, let's guess I met my friend yesterday, it should be:
-Yesterday, I had been going home before I met my friend.
or it should be:
-Yesterday, I was going home before I met my friend.
If I put the time it doesn't change the Past Pefect Tense or it does? | The tense you ask isn't the past perfect. It's the past perfect continuous. And if you open Essential Grammar by Raymond Murpy you can find the answers to your questions. |