Past perfect continuous tense

Past perfect continuous tense

   February 17, 2019       barkha verma

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Past Perfect Continuous Tense

This tense shows the continuation of action for a time in the past tense. time is given in the sentences.

Read the rules given below:

• In past perfect continuous Tense, we are told that the action had been going on for a certain period in past time.
• As a verb had been+I form+ing is used with subjects of any person and number.
• In negative sentences not is put between had and been.
• In interrogative Sentences had is placed before the subject and been after the subject and been after the subject, then I form + ing and so on.

(Affirmative Sentance)

The girl had been dancing for ten minutes.
He had been waiting for me at one O'clock.
The child had been sleeping for two hours.
Mother had been grinding gram since four O'clock.
He had been on leaves since Monday.
He had been ill for two months.
Se had been speaking since ten O clock.
She had been spinning since noon.
He had been writing that books for many months.
the Teacher had been teaching us for two hours.

(Negative Sentences)

Seema had not been talking her meals for three days.
Lila had not been knitting a since sweater afternoon.
The tailor had not been sewing clothes since midnight.
Shastri Ji had not been leading us for many years.
Rupa had been learning how to sing since childhood
The soldiers had not been fighting for many days.
We had not been discussing this topic for two hours
The police had not been chasing them for two years.
He had not been living there for a year.
The boys had not been playing in the ground since four O'clock.

(Interrogative Sentences and interro-Negative sentences)

Had he been writing a poem since morning?
Had he been decorating his room since morning?
Had he been spoiling the thing since morning?
Had he been reading before the came here?
Had he been hunting since morning?
Had the children been making mischief for an hour?
Had the checker not been checking tickets for two hours?
Had he been sitting alone since morning?
Had we been preparing for the examination since July?
Had the gardener not been planting trees since tuesday?