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Past now
pdst
n At last the bus came. I'd been waiting
ni hope the bus comes soon' I've been
for Z0 minutes. (before the bus came)
waiting for 20 minutes' (before now)
n James was out of breath'
He had been
fames is out of breath' He
n has been
running.
running.
iffi Someverbs(forexample'knowandlike)arenotnormallyusedinthecontinuous:
n \le were good friends. \)fe had known each other for years.
(not had been knowing)