One usage of the past perfect tense shows that something started in the past and continued up until another action in the past.
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- 中国大学MOOC: For something that has occurred in the recent past, BrE tends to use the simple tense while AmE shows the preference for the present perfect tense.
- We can use past tense when describing an action in a research beginning in the past and continuing to the present.
- Which of these is NOT a tense? ( ) A: The present continuous B: The past perfect C: The future perfect continuous D: The passive
- Which of the following sentences represent the past tense? Which of the following sentences represent the past tense?
- The form of the past perfect continuous tense uses “had been” adding verb “ed” forms. (T/F)