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"present tense" vs. "past tense"



 
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"present tense" vs. "past tense" Sun Feb 05, 2006 10:10 am  "present tense" vs. "past tense"		  
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ESL/EFL Test #121 "English Grammar Tenses", question 5

I assumed you ......... paying for the repairs until the end of last year.

(a) have been
(b) was been
(c) are being
(d) had been

English Language Proficiency Tests, Advanced Level

ESL/EFL Test #121 "English Grammar Tenses", answer 5

I assumed you had been paying for the repairs until the end of last year.

Correct answer: (d) had been
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is this a present tense or past tense?

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Past perfect continuous Sun Feb 05, 2006 10:16 am  Past perfect continuous		  
Dear learner,
This is past perfect continuous tense - had been doing sth.
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Tenses Sun Feb 05, 2006 12:10 pm  Tenses		  
Hi English Learner,

In this sentence:

Quote:
I assumed you had been paying for the repairs until the end of last year.
you can see an example of the sequence of tenses at work.

I assumed is Past Simple and you had been paying is the Past Perfect (continuous). The Past Perfect refers to a time in the past that came before the main verb assumed in the Past Simple.

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