Which tense /help

Which tense /help
Message from mililia19 posted on 03-04-2013 at 21:23:37 (D | E | F)
Hello

Please help me to find the difference :
I had cooked
I had been cooking

I have written
I have been writing

I know that it's about the present perfect,the present perfect continuous,the past perfect,the past perfect continuous.
But I cannot find the difference between those tenses.
Thanks in advance for helping me

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Edited by lucile83 on 03-04-2013 21:26

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Re: Which tense /help from gerondif, posted on 03-04-2013 at 21:32:44 (D | E)
Hello,
I had cooked when he came home, so everything was ready and he was happy: He didn't have to shout at me !!

I had been cooking all evening when he arrived so I felt rather tired and didn't feel like chatting.

I have written to the insurance, they will take care of the problem.
I have been writing for two hours, I need a rest.


Can you feel the difference in meaning ?

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Re: Which tense /help from mililia19, posted on 03-04-2013 at 21:38:18 (D | E)
Hello
Thank you so much, it's a very good method. I like it and I can make the difference now.
That's brilliant sir

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Edited by lucile83 on 03-04-2013 21:44

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Re: Which tense /help from gerondif, posted on 03-04-2013 at 21:49:43 (D | E)
No, just logical.

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