Past continuous vs Past simple
116929
Past Simple vs. Past Progressive
105201
" could " vs. " could have "
127184
Present-perfect-tense vs. Simple-past-tense
43333
just(recently) + present perfect or simple past
58714
Simple Past vs. Present Perfect: "was" vs. "has been"
100002
Past Simple vs. Present Perfect
99083
"Have had" versus "had"
105840
What is the difference between have been and went?
23670
Present Perfect vs. Present Perfect Continuous
99626
Present perfect or past simple
10955
Past simple vs present perfect
118270
Difference between "has + verbed" and "had + verbed"
55792
Present Perfect vs Present perfect continuous
114229
What is the difference between "were" and "have been"?
93831
Between Present Perfect and Simple Past, which tense indicates a finished action?
56058
Difference between 'went home' and 'went to home'
40419
So, Can linking verbs be used with "continuous tenses"?