Past perfect continuous rules, examples
Past perfect continuous
Past perfect continuous
had + been + infinitive + -ing
Past perfect continuous use
The past perfect continuous describes longer actions in the past before another action in the past.
He had been working hard for years.
They had been talking to the teacher the whole morning.
Past Perfect Progressive signal words
all day, for, since, the whole day / week / month / year.
Past Perfect Progressive questions
had + subject + been + infinitive + -ing
Questions past perfect progressive examples
I had been eating oranges. Had I been eating oranges?
We had been doing our homework. Had we been doing our homework?
He had been living in London for years. Had he been living in London for years?
Past Perfect Progressive negative
had + not + been + infinitive + -ing
Negatives - examples
I had not been eating apples. (long form)
He had not been living in London. (long form)
I hadn't been eating apples. (short form)
He hadn't been living in London. (short form)
Past perfect continuous examples
Past perfect continuous with explanations, examples and exercises. Change the following sentences into Past perfect continuous and learn with English online exercises.
Exercises
01 Past perfect continuous rules
02 Use of the past perfect continuous
03 Past perfect continuous exercises
04 Examples past perfect
continuous
05 Examples Past Perfect Progressive
06 Past perfect continuous exercises
Questions past perfect continuous / Progressive
07 Past perfect continuous questions
08 Questions
09 Past Perfect continuous
10 Word order
11 Word order
12 Word order
Negative
13 Past perfect continuous
14 Past perfect
continuous negative
15 Past perfect continuous negative
16 Negative sentences
17 Past
perfect continuous negative
Signal words
18 Past Perfect Progressive signal words
Word order exercises
19 Past perfect
continuous
20 Word order
21 Word order exercises
Tests
22 Test 1 Past Perfect Continuous
23 Test 2 Past Perfect Progressive
24 English Test 3
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