4. 过去完成进行时与过去进行时的区别。过去进行时主要表示过去某时的一个动作正在进行。例如:
I was writing a letter when she came to see me. 当她来看我时我正在写信。
I had been writing a letter for two hours by the time she came to see me. 当她来看我的时候,我已经写了两个小时的信了。
5. 过去完成进行时与过去完成时的不同。过去完成时表示过去某时间前已经发生的动作或情况,这个过去的时间可以用by,before等介词短语或一个时间状语从句来表示;或者表示一个动作在另一个过去动作之前已经完成。例如:
They had just had breakfast when Tom came in. 汤姆来时,他们刚吃过早饭。
They had been having breakfast for ten minutes when Tom came in. 汤姆来时,他们已经吃了十分钟的早饭了。