Past Perfect and Past Perfect Continuous Tenses

to show a past action that happened before another action in the past.

to show an action that was in progress in the past before another action (Past Simple) happened or interrrupted it.

to show something that happened (once or several times) in the past.

to show an action that was in progress in the past after another action (Past Simple) happened or interrrupted it.

to show a past action that happened before another action in the past.

to show an action that was in progress in the past before another action (Past Simple) happened or interrrupted it.

to show something that happened (once or several times) in the past.

to show an action that was in progress in the past after another action (Past Simple) happened or interrrupted it.

the Past Perfect Tense.

the Past Perfect Continuous Tense.

the Past Continuous Tense.

the Past Tense.

the Past Perfect Tense.

the Past Tense.

the Past Continuous Tense.

the Past Perfect Continuous Tense.

after

when

before

just

before

for

by

when

she already eat

she already eaten

she has already eaten

she had already eaten

arrived

have arrived

arrive

had arrived

they didn't wait long.

they hadn't waited long.

they hadn't been waiting long.

they wasn't waiting long.

it rained all night.

it had been raining all night.

it was rained.

ate / arrived

were eating/ arrived

had already been eating/ arrived

had already eaten / had arrived

had already built; finished

had already been building; had been finishing

have already been building; finished

already built; finished