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Do you know when to use the past continuous & past perfect continuous? What's the difference? These English tenses are similar, but there are some differences you need to know if you want to use correct grammar!
The past continuous and perfect continuous are narrative tenses - perfect tor telling stories in English! Learn and practice with me now, for perfect English grammar!

Answers to the practice questions ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️

1. We had been waiting for the bus for hours when it finally arrived.
2. Last Monday, at 8 am I was eating my breakfast.
3. They were walking/had been walking home when it started to rain.
4. We had been living there for months before we finally met the neighbours.
5. Jag was listening/had been listening to the radio when someone knocked on the door.
6. It was raining/had been raining so the ground was wet.


Read the full transcript of this lesson on my blog here:
https://www.mmmenglish.com/2021/03/25/past-continuous-vs-past-perfect-continuous/

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