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English PT3 Chapter 1 Grammar Focus & Error Correction
Tenses Uses Examples

For actions that started We had been waiting for you
in the past and were still since eight this morning.
Past Perfect in progress when another We had been
Continuous happened. walking round in
Tense For actions that were in circles just
progress in the past and had before they
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an effect on a later action found us.

Practice 1 Use the Simple Past or the Past Continuous Tense of the verbs
in brackets.
1. I (know) something unfortunate (happen) to her.
So, I (go) to talk to her.

2. We (stand) outside so she (open) the gate and
(bring) us in.

3. My father (tell) us about the birds and the bees when my
younger sister (stand) and innocently (ask) him
an embarrassing question.

4. It (rain) heavily so we (stay) at home and
(exchange) ideas.

5. What you (do) by the river? I merely
(sit) and (meditate).

6. The men who (work) in that factory (go) on strike
last month and so production (stop) since then.

Practice 2 Complete the short dialogues with the Past Perfect Continuous
Tense.

1. Andy: Why (cry) since morning?
Heng: It’s because her pet canary (miss) since then.

2. Coral: He (stare) at that man for ten minutes.
Din: He (do) it as he thought it was someone he knew.

3. Manager: What (do) when the computer broke down?
Secretary: I (use) the old typewriter to type out your notes.

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