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Course 057 · Lesson 07

Expressing the Fabric of Time

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The Past Perfect and Past Perfect Continuous: The Past Before the Past

057.7 Lesson 07 of 08 3 quiz questions 1 assignment

Reach behind the past itself: had plus a participle marks the earlier of two past events, and had been plus -ing stresses an earlier ongoing activity. Learn both, plus their role in reported speech.

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