Past Perfect Cont. Tense

• english
• Secondary Education

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

 TENSE

EXPECED LEARNING OUTCOMES

Learners will be able to:

*Recall the concept of past perfect continuous tense.

and frame sentences using the same

*Identify and list the various uses of past perfect continuous Tense.

*Attempt questions based on Present Perfect Continuous Tense. 

*Differentiate between past continuous tense and past perfect continuous tense

WARM-UP

 Choose any one of the following - One year, two weeks, six months, ten minutes, etc.

What you had been doing for the length of time before any other event?

For example - ‘I had been studying English for two years before coming to the U.S.’

DO IT IN STUDIO BOOK PAGE - 27

LET'S DISCUSS

Frame a sentence using
past perfect continuous
tense.

Write one sentence using past
perfect continuous tense
showing
cause of action.

DO IT IN STUDIO BOOK PAGE NO. - 29

Identify the difference

between the two sentences.

*John was working late last night.

*John had been working hard before he fell asleep.

Mention the difference between
the two sentences below.
*John was working late last night.
*John had been working hard before
he fell asleep.

Give one example of past
continuous tense and past
perfect continuous tense.

Bruno and Marcela met at a
medical assembly, which Marcela
______ _______ ________ for a
long time.

1. was attending
2. has been attending
3. have been attending
4. had been attending

What do we need to add to
the main verb in the Past
perfect continuous tense?

1. -s
2. -ed
3. -er
4. -ing

The past perfect continuous
tense emphasizes _______________.

1. that an event has finished.
2. habitual activities in the present
3. that one event was interrupted by another event in the past.
4. the duration of one event in the past, before another event interrupted it

Joan's grandpa was upset.
He ... for an hour.

1. had been waiting
2. had waited
3. had been wait
4. had been waited

When we had been doing the tour of
the city we .......... to go and eat
in a local restaurant.

1. was deciding
2. had decided
3. decided
4. had been deciding

The school gardener _______ in the school
garden all yesterday evening.

1. were digging
2. was digging
3. had been digging
4. is digging

Now I can:
Learners will be able to:
*Recall the concept of past perfect continuous tense.
and frame sentences using the same
*Identify and list the various uses of past perfect continuous Tense.
*Attempt questions based on Present Perfect Continuous Tense.
*Differentiate between past continuous tense and past perfect continuous tense.

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HOME FUN

Practice the concept of past perfect continuous tense 

by attempting Ex – 8d, e and f in your companion book.