past perfect continuous

past perfect continuous

definition

The past perfect continuous tense (also known as the past perfect progressive tense) shows that an action that started in the past continued up until another time in the past. The past perfect continuous tense is constructed using had been + the verb’s present participle (root + -ing).

10 exemplos

I had been writing articles on various topics for three hours.

He had been reading different kinds of books since morning.

They had been playing football in that field before it started to rain.

Jane had been gossiping in the coffee shop for two hours.

Jeff had been studying in the library before he came to the class.

We had been shopping in that shop before we came home.

We had been watching a movie in this Cineplex for three hours.

You had been shopping in that market before you came home.

I had been singing different kinds of songs for an hour.

I had been listening to melodious songs for two hours.