What is the difference between Past Perfect Tense and Past Continuous Tense?

1. I had gone to Dubai

Tense: Past Perfect Tense
Structure:
Subject + had + past participle (V3)

✅ "gone" is the past participle of go.
✅ Used to describe an action that was completed before another past action or time.

🟡 Example Usage:

• I had gone to Dubai before you reached the airport.
  (= My trip was completed before another past event.)

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2. I was going to Dubai

Tense: Past Continuous Tense
Structure:
Subject + was/were + verb-ing

✅ "was going" shows an action that was in progress at a specific time in the past.

🟡 Example Usage:

• I was going to Dubai when I received your call.
  (= The trip was in progress at that past moment.)

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Summary:

Sentence	Tense	When it is used
I had gone to Dubai	Past Perfect	Completed action before another past event
I was going to Dubai	Past Continuous	Action that was happening at a specific past time