Verb Tenses, Part 2: Progressive Verbs is now out. Give it a whirl, and please report back if you find any problems (formatting, logic, "gameplay," etc.).
Sample question:
Samson always wins.
REASONING: The past perfect is a past tense used for past events before other past events, as in: Before my mother died, she had told me about some hidden treasure. So with the past perfect, the helping verb is in the past tense: had, not have. Any progressive tense is going to have an -ing ending on the verb since it indicates activity that takes time. So, you're looking for a had + participle + -ing.
1st possible answer: No. That's a form of the simple-past tense, also called the preterite tense.
2nd possible answer: No. That's the past-progressive tense.
3rd possible answer: No. That's the conditional-past (or conditional-perfect) progressive tense.
4th possible answer: Yes. You see the [had + participle + -ing] formula—had...been winning. Simple. Easy. Once you know which clues to look for.
One more quiz coming tonight.
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