Ramesh Reddy  +  676829 Fri, 20 Feb 09 06:08 PM I want to know the usage of the past continous tense, present perfect continuous tense and the past perfect continuous tense. Could any help me by giving examples. Ramesh Reddy Joined on Sun, Feb 15 2009 New Member 13 Tenses, Present Tenses, Past Perfect, Present Perfect, Past Tenses, Usages, Continuous Tenses

	Fandorin  +  676894 Fri, 20 Feb 09 07:53 PM Hi, Ramesh. Welcome to English Forums. Do you know basics of their usage or may be you have some questions that make you think? Provide us with examples yourself, it's the best way to learn something and it will remain in your mind for a long time. F. Fandorin Joined on Thu, Dec 20 2007 Moscow Contributing Member 1,382 Whatever happens, be yourself. Countries, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Usages, Languages

	Ramesh Reddy  +  676913 Fri, 20 Feb 09 08:12 PM I now the basic structures. But, I have a little bit of  doubts when using the same. So I request you to help me. Ramesh Reddy Tenses

	Grammar Geek  +  676941 Fri, 20 Feb 09 09:11 PM 1. I was looking for my glasses. 2. I have been looking for my glasses. 3. I had been looking for my glasses.   1 is used to emphasize the duration. I was looking for my glasses for three hour without luck. It's also used to say what you were doing when something else happened. I was looking for my glasses when I... 2 is connected to the present in some way. What have you been doing all morning? I've been looking for my glasses and I still haven't found them. 3 is used to show that something was going on when something else happened to interrupt it. I had been looking for my glasses when I found the million dollars in gold.     Grammar Geek Joined on Tue, Jan 10 2006 Veteran Member 19,650 Barbara, who answers in American English. My housekeeping skills attest to the truth of the second law of thermodynamics: Left to themselves, things get more and more random!