default_subject B1 - Advanced Tenses: Past Perfect Continuous & Future Perfect and Future Perfect Continuous

Level B1
60 min

Advanced Tenses: Past Perfect Continuous

The Past Perfect Continuous tense is used to show that an action was ongoing in the past before another action occurred. It emphasizes the duration of the first action.

Key Points

  • Used to show actions that were ongoing before another action in the past.
  • Formed with 'had been' + verb-ing.
  • Focuses on the duration or cause of the past action.

Future Perfect and Future Perfect Continuous

The Future Perfect and Future Perfect Continuous tenses are used to describe actions that will be completed at a certain point in the future or actions that will have been happening for a specific duration by that future time. Understanding these tenses helps express future intentions and expectations clearly.

Key Points

  • Future Perfect indicates an action that will be completed before a specific time in the future.
  • Future Perfect Continuous emphasizes the duration of an action that will be ongoing until a specific time in the future.
  • Both tenses help in making future predictions and assumptions.