We use the past perfect progressive tense (also called the past perfect continuous tense) to express an action that started and was in progress during a period of time in the past. Form: subject + had been + verb-ing I had been eating vegetables since 2012. She had been …
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We use the past progressive tense (also called the past continuous tense) to express a situation or action that was in progress at some point in the past. Form: subject + was/were + verb-ing I was running. You were swimming. He was playing. We use the past progressive tense …
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even up (to make or become fairer or more equal) I can even up on John by paying for lunch next time. We’re trying to work out a way to even up the workload more fairly. envocabulary.com
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ease up ease up/off (to make or become less severe) The rain started to ease off in the afternoon. The pain eased off after two days. (to do or use less) I think we should ease up on the whisky. My doctor advised me to ease up on my work. I decided to ease up on fatty …
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Past Simple We use the past simple tense to talk about something that started and ended in the past. I finished my lunch. He sold his watch. She broke the glass. We use the base form of the verb in negative and interrogative sentences. I didn’t finish my lunch. Did he …
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