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Past Perfect Continuous Tense in English | For Students

Past Perfect Continuous Tense


Definition/Introduction 


The Past Perfect Continuous tense is another tense that expresses the "past within the past".
In this lesson we glance at the structure and use of the past perfect tense progressive, followed by a quiz to see your understanding.

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Structure of the Past Perfect Continuous Tense


Main verb: Present Participle (verb +int) e.g going, walking.
Auxiliary verb: Had Been


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Positive Sentence 


Subject + Auxiliary verb + Main verb + Object + Time Reference
Subject + Had been + Main verb (+int) + Object + Time Reference

►Examples:

• He had been trying to pass his exam since 15 Jan.
• I had been applying for a job since
• She had been teaching students since 13 Feb.
• He had been studying for an exam for 4 days.
• She had been waiting for you since 11 Jan.
• She had been running her business since 07 Jun.
• He had been working for a newspaper for two hours.
• They had been playing hockey for 4 days.
• She had been studying at the university since 2000.
• She had been watching the movie for 3 hours.

Negative Sentence


Subject + Auxiliary verb + Not + Main verb + Object + Time Reference
Subject + Had +Not + been + Main verb (+int) + Object + Time Reference

►Examples:

• The kids had not been watching cartoons for  2 hours.
• They had been playing chess since 4 O'clock.
• You had not been reading this book for two hours.
• She had not been trying to get a job since 2002.
• He had not been listening to music since Tuesday.
• Kids had not been taking medicine for two months.
• She had not been cleaning her room since Jan 25.
• He had not been eating vegetables for two years.
• He had not been doing his work since 2015.

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Interrogative Sentence


Auxiliary verb + Subject  + Main verb + Object + Time Reference
Had + Subject + been + Main verb (+int) + Object + Time Reference



►Examples:

• Had he been playing football for two hours?
• Had she been working in the hospital since 2014?
• Had she been singing a song for 5 O'clock?
• Had the baby been crying for one hour?
• Had the kids been watching a cartoon for one day?
• Had we been going to school since April 12, 2011?
• Had they been helping their parents for three years?
• Had I been using my camera Since 20 Jun 2017?
• Had he been using the same laptop since 2013?
• Had she been eating vegetables for six months?
• Had he been waiting for her wife for 3 days?
• Had she been working in this office for seven months?



Exercise of Past Perfect Continuous Tense



  1. I ________ writing articles on various topics for 3 hours.
  2. He _______ reading different sorts of books since morning.
  3. They had been ________ football therein field before it began to rain.
  4. Jane ________ been gossiping within the cafe for 2 hours.
  5. Jeff had been _________ within the library before he came to the category.
  6. We had _________ shopping therein shop before we came home.
  7. We had been watching a movie during this Cineplex _________ 3 hours.
  8. You had _________ shopping there in the market before you came home.
  9. I had been singing different sorts of songs _________ an hour.
  10. I had been taking note of melodious songs __________ 2 hours.
  11. Tom had been traveling around the world __________ the month of December.
  12. They _________ playing hockey thereon field for 3 hours.
  13. The poet had been writing romantic poems __________ morning.
  14. The lyricist __________ been writing realistic songs since the start of his career.
  15. __________ you not been enjoying the concert for 3 hours?
  16. I had not been watching the match on television __________ 2 hours.
  17. Richard _________ been practicing to sing the song since morning.
  18. I had been _________ him to try to do the task before I started the program.
  19. We had been enjoying the program thoroughly __________ 3 hours.
  20. I had been shopping with my elder brother within the fair _________  morning.

►Answer

1. had been 2. had been 3. playing 4. had 5. studying 6. been 7. for 8. been 9. for 10. for 11. since 12. had been 13. since 14.  had 15. Had 16. for 17. had 18. helping 19. for 20. since.




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