Lesson on PAST PERFECT SIMPLE & CONTINUOUS (He had studied or He had been studying)

This video tutorial explains the differences between the past perfect simple and past perfect continuous tenses. It provides examples to illustrate how each tense is used to describe actions that occurred before another past action. The past perfect simple is used for actions that are completed, while the past perfect continuous is used for actions that were ongoing. The tutorial includes timelines to help visualize the sequence of events and concludes with a recap of the key differences between the two tenses.

What is the primary function of the past perfect simple tense?

• To describe an action that is happening right now

• To describe an ongoing action in the present

• To describe an action that happened before another past action

• To describe an action that will happen in the future

In the sentence 'She moved to Stockholm after she had applied for a job there,' which action occurred first?

• Both actions happened simultaneously

• She applied for a job

• Neither action happened

• She moved to Stockholm

What distinguishes the past perfect continuous tense from the past perfect simple tense?

• It describes an action that happened after another past action

• It describes an action that is happening in the present

• It describes an action that was ongoing before another past action

• It describes a future action

In the example 'She had been going to university for three years when I met her,' what does the past perfect continuous tense indicate?

• An action that is happening in the present

• An action that was ongoing before another past action

• An action that will happen in the future

• An action that happened after another past action

Which of the following sentences correctly uses the past perfect continuous tense?

• She had been studying for hours before the exam started.

• I have finished my homework.

• He will have been working here for five years next month.

• They are playing soccer in the park.