Question

Care este difereța dintre Past Perfect Continuous și Past Perfect Simple​

Answer 1

We use the past perfect simple to talk about actions that were completed before another action or situation in the past. We use it to focus on the result of the action.
Anna had left when we arrived.


We use the past perfect continuous to talk about actions that continued for a period of time before another action or situation in the past. We use it to focus on the duration of the action. The action may or may not have continued up to the moment we are talking about it.
I’d been living in Italy for three years when we first met.