English for Intermediate Learners (B2) – Step 6: Past Perfect Continuous
In this lesson, learners will explore the Past Perfect Continuous tense, which is used to describe actions that were ongoing in the past before another past event or time. Students will learn how to form sentences with had been + present participle (-ing) and practice applying this structure to both storytelling and real-life situations. By the end of the lesson, learners will be able to clearly express duration and cause of past actions and understand how to contrast it with other past tenses.
✅ Lesson Highlights:
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Understand the form and usage of the Past Perfect Continuous
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Compare it with Past Continuous and Past Perfect
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Practice expressing duration (How long something had been happening)
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Connect cause and effect in the past (Why something happened)
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Use timelines and storytelling for better understanding
Curriculum
- 1 Section
- 6 Lessons
- 0m Duration
English for Intermediate Learners (B1) – Step 6: Past Perfect Continuous
- Warm-up
- Vocabulary
- Grammar / Tip
- Reading Comprehension
- Practice
- Review & Reflection
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