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Past Perfect Continuous

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PAST

PERFECT
CONTINUO
tense
When to
We use the Past Perfect Continuous Tense

use?
to:
Describe an action that was ongoing in
the past
up until another point in the past.
Emphasize the duration of an activity
that was
happening before something else
occurred.
EXAMPLES
ONGOING ACTION BEFORE ANOTHER EVENT:
She had been studying for hours before the exam
started.
EMPHASIZING DURATION:
He had been living in the city for ten years
before he moved to the countryside.
How to
POSITIVE

use?
STRUCTURE:
The verb always takes -ing.
EXAMPLE:
Subject
Pronou + had + eatin I had been waiting for
n been g an hour before she
arrived.
How to
NEGATIVE

use?
STRUCTURE:
The verb always takes -ing.
EXAMPLE:
Subject
Pronou + hadn’t + eatin She hadn’t been
n been g feeling well before she
got sick.
How to
QUESTION

use?
STRUCTURE:
The verb always takes -ing.
EXAMPLE:
Subject
Had + Pronou + been Had they been working
n eating all day before they
finished it?
ATTENTION
There are several spelling rules while adding
!
-ing!
For most verbs, simply add -ing to the base form of
the verb.
do doing
play playing
stud studyin
y g
For verbs ending in e, drop the "e" and add -
ing.
mak makin
e g
take taking
write writin
For one-syllable verbs ending in a consonant + vowel +
g
consonant, double the final consonant and add -ing.
sit sitting
run running
plan planning
For verbs ending in ie, change the "ie" to "y" and
add
tie -ing. tying
die dying
lie lying

For verbs ending in c, add "k" before adding -ing.


picni picnickin
c g
pani panicking
c mimickin
mimi g
FOR and
SINCE
FOR
“For” indicates the duration of time.
Examples:
She had been working for three hours before she took
a break.
They had been waiting for a long time when the bus
arrived.
I had been studying for weeks before the exam.
SINCE
“Since” refers to the starting point of the action.

Examples:
He had been living there since 2010 before he
moved.
They had been playing football since the
morning.
I had been working on the project since last
THANK
YOU
for

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