I couldn't understand the difference between these sentences:
َ1.We were watching TV when he arrived.
2.We had been watching TV when he arrived.
OR
1.I was listening music when you called.
2.I had been listening music when you called.
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Sign up to join this communityI couldn't understand the difference between these sentences:
َ1.We were watching TV when he arrived.
2.We had been watching TV when he arrived.
OR
1.I was listening music when you called.
2.I had been listening music when you called.
'Had been' refers to an unspecified period in the past: Egyptians had been making papyrus for centuries.
'Was/were' indicates the recent past: That papyrus was intact as of an hour ago.