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"They had not been talking for three days until she called him." The past perfect continuous describes an action in the past which lies ahead of a younger action in the past and is used to empathize the duration of the action. Typical indication words for the past perfect continuous can be "for/since" and "the [...]

"They will have returned in a few minutes." The future perfect simple is equivalent to the German tense "Futur II" and describes actions which start in the present and will be completed at a certain point in the future. It can be indicated by "by then" (= bis dahin) for example. Formation: subject + auxiliary

"If it wasn't raining, she wouldn't need an umbrella." The conditional I is used to express possibilities, typical behaviors in the past and for indirect speech. It is also often used in the so called if - clauses. Formation: subject + "would"* (+ not) + infinite verb Examples: We would leave now. If it wasn't

"If she hadn't been too late, he wouldn't have needed to text her." The conditional II describes possibilities in the past. It is also often used for indirect speech or with the so called if - clauses. Formation: subject + "would"* (+ not) + "have" + past participle Examples: I would have liked to go

Englisch Grammar - Past Simple "I watched TV last Sunday." "He was studying yesterday." The simple past is used for actions in the past that are already completed and happen regularly or singularly. It is used like the German tenses "Perfekt" or "Präteritum". Words/phrases that indicate the simple past could be for example "yesterday", "last