'She was planning' vs 'She had been planning'

[Tom]

[Yankee]

Hi Tom

Native speakers don't like using (and don't use) the past perfect very much, and usually it's not actually needed in order to understand the sentence. But, you're right: This particular sentence would be a good candidate for the past perfect continuous.

Amy

[Torsten]

Hi Tom,

As Amy mentioned earlier, it's better if you simply click on "Do you have a question" or "Click for explanation" next to each question:
http://www.english-test.net/esl/learn/english/grammar/ai105/esl-test.php#three

That's the entire idea of this forum:
http://www.english-test.net/forum/forum4.html

Thanks
Torsten
PS: I agree with Amy and we'll make the changes.
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