http://www.westgovernors.org Wed, 16 Jul 2008 19:05:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We use the Past Perfect Continuous to show that something started in the past and continued up until another time in the past. "For five minutes" and "for two weeks" are both durations which can be used with the Past Perfect Continuous. Notice that this is related to the Present ... http://www.westgovernors.org/duration-before-something-in-the-past/ Unlike with the Present Perfect, it is possible to use specific time words or phrases with the Past Perfect. Although this is possible, it is usually not necessary. Example: * She had visited her Japanese relatives once in 1993 before she moved in with them in 1996. MOREOVER If the Past Perfect action did ... http://www.westgovernors.org/specific-times-with-the-past-perfect/ With Non-Continuous Verbs and some non-continuous uses of Mixed Verbs, we use the Past Perfect to show that something started in the past and continued up until another action in the past. Examples: * We had had that car for ten years before it ... http://www.westgovernors.org/duration-before-something-in-the-past-non-continuous-verbs/ The Past Perfect expresses the idea that something occurred before another action in the past. It can also show that something happened before a specific time in the past. Examples: I had never seen such a beautiful beach before I went to Kauai. I did not have any money because I had lost ... http://www.westgovernors.org/completed-action-before-something-in-the-past/ You can also use the Present Perfect Continuous WITHOUT a duration such as "for two weeks." Without the duration, the tense has a more general meaning of "lately." We often use the words "lately" or "recently" to emphasize this meaning. Examples: Recently, I have been feeling really tired. She has been watching too ... http://www.westgovernors.org/recently-lately/ We use the Present Perfect Continuous to show that something started in the past and has continued up until now. "For five minutes," "for two weeks," and "since Tuesday" are all durations which can be used with the Present Perfect Continuous. Examples: They have been talking for the last hour. She has been ... http://www.westgovernors.org/duration-from-the-past-until-now/ Examples: Many tourists have visited that castle. Active That castle has been visited by many tourists. Passive http://www.westgovernors.org/active-passive-5/ The examples below show the placement for grammar adverbs such as: always, only, never, ever, still, just, etc. Examples: You have only seen that movie one time. Have you only seen that movie one time? http://www.westgovernors.org/adverb-placement-4/ With Non-Continuous Verbs and non-continuous uses of Mixed Verbs, we use the Present Perfect to show that something started in the past and has continued up until now. "For five minutes," "for two weeks," and "since Tuesday" are all durations which can be used ... http://www.westgovernors.org/duration-from-the-past-until-now-non-continuous-verbs/ When we use the Present Perfect it means that something has happened at some point in our lives before now. Remember, the exact time the action happened is not important. Sometimes, we want to limit the time we are looking in for an experience. We can do this with expressions such ... http://www.westgovernors.org/time-expressions-with-present-perfect/