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Write the past perfect form of arrive
had arrived
Why do we use the past perfect?
To show an action that happened before another past event
I had went to the store before it closed.
I had gone to the store before it closed.
Which tense often uses already / yet to emphasize the first event?
Past Perfect
Which happened first?
She had eaten before she left?
She had eaten.
write the past perfect progressive form of study
had been studying
Why do we use the past perfect progressive?
To show an action that was in progress before a specific past time.
She had studying English for 2 years before she moved.
She had been studying English for two years before she moved.
Which tense often uses for / since to show duration?
Past Perfect Progressive
I was studying.
had conducted
Which tense focuses on completion of an action: past perfect or past perfect progressive?
Past Perfect
By the time we arrived, the movie started.
By the time we arrived, the movie had started
By the time we got there, they ______ (leave)
had left
He had been practicing piano for years when he won the competition.
Practicing piano.
had been conducting
Which tense focuses on continuation/duration of an action: past perfect or past perfect progressive?
Past Perfect Progressive.
He had being a conductor for ten years.
He had been a conductor for ten years.
True or false: By can introduce a time or an event
True
Which tense do we use for the earlier event in a sequence of past events?
Past Perfect or Past Perfect Progressive.
Make a negative past perfect progressive sentence with play violin.
He had not been playing the violin.
Which is correct, and why?:
He had known her for years
OR
He had been knowing her for years?
He had known her for years. -> Non-action verbs do not use past perfect progressive.
By the end of the concert, the orchestra played for two hours.
By the end of the concert, the orchestra had been playing for two hours.
Why do we use a comma in this sentence?
By the time the concert ended, everyone had left.
Because the by the time clause comes first
Put in order:
By the time the concert started, we had been waiting for an hour.
First =
Later =
First = waiting
later = concert started