Present Perfect Continuous. 1) We use PPC when we talk about the action which began in the Past and has just stopped.1) We use PPC when we talk about the action which began in the Past and has just stopped. 2) We use PPC w w t a t a which began in the past and is still happening now. for, since, How long? # I’ve been studying English for 2 years. NB3 Some verbs aren’t used in PPC (like, see, know..) Pr. Perfect is used instead. 5) Past Continuous We use PC to say that someone was in the middle of doing something at the certain time and we don’t know if the action finished or not. # He was cooking yesterday when she came. 6) Past Perfect We use PP when we talk about the past and want to talk about an earlier past for a moment. # When she came he had already eaten
New tense!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Put in the simple past or past perfect and underline past simple and earlier past
to tell people about it. 2. I (know)_______________ - I (see)______________________ her before somewhere. 3. Because he (not check) _____________ the oil for so long, the car (break)_________ down. 4. She couldn't find the book that I (lend) _______________________ her. 5. It was a firm that I (never hear)__________________________ of. 6. When she (come)______________ in, we all knew where she (be)__________________. 7. The lesson (already start)_____________________ when I (arrive)_______________________. Answers: 1 Nobody came to the meeting because she had forgotten to tell people about it. 2 I knew -I had seen her before somewhere. 3 Because he hadn’t checked the oil for so long, the car broke down. 4 She couldn't find the book that I had lent her. 5 It was a firm that I had never heard of. 6 When she came in, we all knew where she had been. 7 The lesson had already started, when I arrived.
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You always need a starting point to use Past Perfect. (точка опоры, которая будет в Past Simple)
1. Nobody (come)___________ to the meeting because she (forget)__________________
