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I had been.

Ex: I had been awake for 1 hour when the doorbell rang.

The farther action in the past is the one in the Past Perfect i.e. you woke up before the doorbell rang thus making it the first action to occur.

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How do you write past perfect?

To create the past perfect, you need had + a past participle.The verb arrive in the past perfect = had arrived.The verb eat in the past perfect = had eaten.Note that it's always had for first, second, and third person singular and plural when creating the past perfect.


What are the perfect and progressive tenses?

Past, present, and future verbs all have a perfect form and a progressive form. The perfect tense indicates a completed action, and the progressive tense indicates an ongoing action.Use have/has + past participle to create the present perfect. For my examples, I will use the verb take.I have taken (first person singular)We have taken (first person plural)You have taken (second person singular and plural)He/she/it has taken (third person singular)They have taken (third person plural)For the past perfect, use had + past participle. It is had taken for first, second, and third persons, singular and plural.Will + have + past participle creates the future perfect. It is will have taken for first, second, and third persons, singular and plural.The present progressive uses is/am/are + a present participle (present participles always end in -ing).I am taking (first person singular)We are taking (first person plural)You are taking (second person singular and plural)He/she/it is taking (third person singular)They are taking (third person plural)The past progressive uses was/were + present participleI was takingWe were takingYou were takingHe/she/it was takingThey were takingThe future progressive uses will + be + present participleI will be takingWe will be takingYou will be takingHe/she/it will be takingThey will be taking


What is another word for was?

WAS is the past simple, first- and third-person singular form of the verb 'to be' WERE is the same, but for the second-person singular and all plural forms HAS/HAVE BEEN is the present perfect form -- but that is two words HAD BEEN is the past perfect form -- but again, two words IS is the present, third-person singlular AM is the present, first-person singular --- The context is important for any other answer. I WAS A TEACHER -- means WORKED AS I WAS HAPPY -- means FELT and so on.


What another word for was?

WAS is the past simple, first- and third-person singular form of the verb 'to be' WERE is the same, but for the second-person singular and all plural forms HAS/HAVE BEEN is the present perfect form -- but that is two words HAD BEEN is the past perfect form -- but again, two words IS is the present, third-person singlular AM is the present, first-person singular --- The context is important for any other answer. I WAS A TEACHER -- means WORKED AS I WAS HAPPY -- means FELT and so on.


Is was present tense?

No, was is past tense. It is used for first and third person singular subjects.I was (first person singular)We were (first person plural)You were (second person singular and plural)He/She/It was (third person singular)They were (third person plural)


Present tense was?

No, was is past tense. It is used for first and third person singular subjects.I was (first person singular)We were (first person plural)You were (second person singular and plural)He/She/It was (third person singular)They were (third person plural)


Correct form of be and have?

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Is begun is a present?

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Is the word has present or past perfect tense?

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