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Past Perfect Continuous Tense: Used for an action that started in the past and continued up to another past time. Example: He had been trying to find you before he went to see the match. Example: We had been playing for only a few minutes when it started to rain. Avoiding Repetition: Words can be left out if meaning is clear. Example: "No, I haven't." means "No, I haven't met him." Agreement with 'too' and 'so': "Vimukthi does, too." = Vimukthi also drives a car. "So is Jaffna." = Jaffna is hot, too. "I did too." = B also lived in Australia. Agreement with 'neither': "Neither did his sister." = His sister was absent from school yesterday. "Neither have I." = B hasn't done his/her homework either. Key Definitions Netball: Team game with 7 players per team, mainly played by women, derived from basketball, originated in England in 1890s. Played indoors/outdoors on rectangular court with goal rings. Players hold ball up to 3 seconds.