Summerhill STUDIO | Grammar

We use the past perfect progressive to talk about actions or situations which had continued up to the past moment that we are thinking about, or shortly before it .

‘Earlier past’ - we use it to make it clear that something had already happened before a specific time in the past

In PROGRESS around a particular PAST TIME, BACKGROUND events, TEMPORARY activities, UNFINISHED and  interrupted

What is Historical Present ? This technique uses a verb phrase in the present tense (“am eating,” “have just eaten”) while narrating an event that occurred in the past.

YESTERDAY last night, THREE DAYS AGO, a finished activity, DEFINITE TIME