Verbs Past Perfect Continuous

A fully-adaptable PowerPoint on the pasy perfect continuous tense. Suitable for high-ability KS3, mid-to high ability KS4, and intermediate ESOL. Suitable for home-learning.

The PowerPoint introduces the student to different ways of using the past perfect continuous tense: continuing past actions in the past now completed; questions; verbs that cannot be used in the past perfect continuous tense

Includes:
*a brief recap of pronoun/verb (‘to have’) agreement (always ‘had’ in this instance), the use of ‘been’ , and the forming of gerunds
*an explanation of how the past perfect continuous tense is used with examples. Discussion of how when not to use the past perfect continuous.
*challenge exercise one which all students should complete to show they
understand how to form the past perfect continuous
*challenge exercises two and three which students can work through, or choose from to show different uses and understanding of the past perfect continuous tense
*sample answers after each exercise

Teachers can choose to teach all or some of the functions of the past perfect continuous tense, dipping in or out, or selecting as necessary.

Could be used as a series of starter activities or as a longer grammar lesson. Could also be set remotely for home-learning as an independent study exercise

The PowerPoint is not definitive, but offers a clear approach to understanding the different uses of the past perfect continuous tense.

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Englbee x