Completar frases Gateway B2+ Unit 1 TensesVersión en línea Fill in rules por Sasha Frost 1 continuous perfect present The is used in a similar way to the present perfect simple . However , we use the continuous when we want to emphasise the process and duration of an action . 2 recently incomplete We also use the continuous to emphasise that an action ? nished very or is . I ? ve been washing the dishes ? and my hands are wet because I only ? nished a second ago / I still haven ? t ? nished . 3 perfect simple present If we want to emphasise the completion and result of an action , or how many times an action happens , we must use the . 4 before We use the past perfect simple to talk about actions that happened another action or actions in the past . It gives importance to the completion of an activity . When the interview had ? nished , I le ? . 5 duration We use the past perfect continuous to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past . It gives importance to the of an activity . I was tired because I had been studying all night . 6 about would going Sometimes when we are talking about the past , we want to talk about something that was in the future at that time , something which had not happened and perhaps did not actually happen in the end . To do this , we can use was to ; was to ; .