Common Mistakes in use of English-Lesson - 36

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Past Perfect Continuous Tense-Lesson 36

The past perfect continuous is used to describe how long an activity had been going on before something else happened. It is often used to provide context, or a reason for a specific action. 

This tense is often used with the following time expressions

:... for X hours, days, months, etc
... since Monday, Tuesday, etc.

BASIC CONSTRUCTION

Positive

Subject + had + been + verb + ing + object(s) + time Expression

§  She had been waiting for two hours when he finally arrived.

§  I had been sleeping for three hours when the alarm rang.

Negative

Subject + had not (hadn't) + been + verb + ing + object(s) + time Expression

§  They hadn't been working long when the boss asked them to change their focus.

§  She hadn’t been staying there for long when the owner asked her to vacate.

Question

(Question Word) + had + subject + been + verb + ing + object(s) + time Expression

§  How long had Ram been working on that project when gave it to Prem?

§  Had Rita been waiting for long when you reached there?

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