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P. 28
P. 28
P. 28
P. 28
P. 28
P. 28
P. 28
• Talk about actions that happened before another
action in the past
• Gives importance to the duration of an activity
To talk about a past action
that occurred before another
in the past.
Ex: He had already made
the necessary arrangements
before I arrived.
To talk about a continuous
action that was still in progress
when another action in the past
occurred.
Ex: they had been living in
that city for tem years when it
was destroyed by na
earthquake.
Rule: had + past participle of the
main verb
Rule: had + been + past
participle of the main verb
P.
136
P.
P. 28
P. 29
P. 29
P. 29
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    To talk abouta past action that occurred before another in the past. Ex: He had already made the necessary arrangements before I arrived. To talk about a continuous action that was still in progress when another action in the past occurred. Ex: they had been living in that city for tem years when it was destroyed by na earthquake. Rule: had + past participle of the main verb Rule: had + been + past participle of the main verb
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