OBJECTIVES:

1) Learn how to tell a story (sequence of events)

2) Tell people things in a direct manner. (instructions/
orders)
PAST PERFECT
Form: HAD + VERB IN PAST PARTICIPLE
Use:
-To talk about something that happened BEFORE an action
in the past.
-Mostly used in narratives (sequence of events)

Examples:
My mom had made breakfast when I woke up.
I couldn't make a sandwich because I hadn't bought bread.
By the time her father arrived, she had finished the
homework.
Before we got fired, we had worked there for a year.
 PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS
Form: HAD + BEEN + VERB -ING
Use:
-To talk about something that was happening DURING an
action in the past.
-Mostly used in narratives (to provide details)
-The emphasis is on the DURATION

Examples:
My mom had been working in the company for 2 years
when she finally got the promotion.
I hadn't been waiting at the station for long when the bus
arrived.
They had been living together before they decided to get
married.
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The Sleepy beauty Story
What is the correct sequence of events?
She had poked her finger.
She had been sleeping for 100 years.
The Prince kissed her.