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Ma'am, In the timelines and also in the example sentences you gave for simple past tense, it's written "Alex was born in Belgium" (in 1990) and "he moved to Italy" (in 2009). But, in all the sentences that you used for explaining the differences between any two tenses, you said "he moved to Belgium", which may be confusing to some viewers I think.
Thank you. When I was studying English, my teacher said that the difference between the past continuous and the past perfect continuous is that depending on the time that the short action which interrupted the long action happens. Based on when the short action happens, we have to choose the correct tense. If the short action happens at the end of the long action, it is correct to use the past perfect continuous. However, when the short action happens in the middle of the long action, using the past continuous is correct.
So, you're saying that if the short action puts an end to the long action, we should use the Past Perfect Continuous instead of the Past Continuous. I've never come across this explanation, so I can't say whether it's right or wrong. For me, the main difference is whether we want to insist that the action had been in progress for a certain amount of time or not.
@@AngloLinkEnglish Thank you for your response. As I mentioned, my teacher had said what I said. He also said that when we use the past perfect continuous, it reflects that the longer action had just ended or it was nearly to end when the shorter action happened in an English native speaker mind. I don't know to what degree is this correct 😐, but it made easier for me to choose between these two tenses in different situations. Of course, other aspects are also important to choose what tense is better, like what you mentioned in this video. I just wanted to share my experience.
Yes, that was about my saying 'Belgium' instead of 'Italy'. I thought you had spotted a mistake when I was explaining the Past Perfect Continuous tense.
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Ma'am,
In the timelines and also in the example sentences you gave for simple past tense, it's written "Alex was born in Belgium" (in 1990) and "he moved to Italy" (in 2009).
But, in all the sentences that you used for explaining the differences between any two tenses, you said "he moved to Belgium", which may be confusing to some viewers I think.
O.K. Thank you for flagging this. I'll check it out and see what I can do.
@@AngloLinkEnglish 👍🏻😊
Thank you again for pointing this out to me. I've added a correction card to the video.
She's a great teacher. I have always loved her videos and the way she teaches. Mistakes happen sometimes.
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❤❤❤ nice to see new may God bless our teacher with age live noah
Thank you very much!
Thank you. When I was studying English, my teacher said that the difference between the past continuous and the past perfect continuous is that depending on the time that the short action which interrupted the long action happens. Based on when the short action happens, we have to choose the correct tense. If the short action happens at the end of the long action, it is correct to use the past perfect continuous. However, when the short action happens in the middle of the long action, using the past continuous is correct.
So, you're saying that if the short action puts an end to the long action, we should use the Past Perfect Continuous instead of the Past Continuous. I've never come across this explanation, so I can't say whether it's right or wrong. For me, the main difference is whether we want to insist that the action had been in progress for a certain amount of time or not.
@@AngloLinkEnglish Thank you for your response.
As I mentioned, my teacher had said what I said.
He also said that when we use the past perfect continuous, it reflects that the longer action had just ended or
it was nearly to end when the shorter action happened in an English native speaker mind.
I don't know to what degree is this correct 😐, but it made easier for me to choose between these two tenses in different situations. Of course, other aspects are also important to choose what tense is better, like what you mentioned in this video.
I just wanted to share my experience.
Yes, it's great that you've shared your experience. I appreciate your input.
the present perfect is also used for past events, isn t it?
It is indeed, but without referring to the exact time frame.
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Thanks a lot, Satish!
Hello Minou.
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Hi Minoo,
I think you made a slip when talking about ‘past perfect continuous’ and it causes confusion to learners I would imagine.
O.K. Thank you for flagging it. I'll check it out.
I've watched the video twice and can't spot it. If you can remember where it was, please give me the time stamp, and I'll add a correction card.
@@AngloLinkEnglish i think you found it as I saw your comment with another follower
Hope you have videos about exam preperatuin
Yes, that was about my saying 'Belgium' instead of 'Italy'. I thought you had spotted a mistake when I was explaining the Past Perfect Continuous tense.