Had Been, Has Been, Have Been

+ “verb”ing

Part1: Perfect Progressive

HAS been or HAVE been

PRESENT PERFECT PROGRESSIVE
Nagsimula noon at nangyayari pa hanggang ngayon.
FORM : has/have been “verb”-ing for “length of time” (or)
: has/have been “verb”-ing since “date”

EXAMPLE : have been work ing for three years.

: has been work ing since 2012.

HAS
S is singular & if the subject is He, She or It

EXAMPLE : She has been working for three years.

HAVE
S is plural & if the subject is We, You or I

EXAMPLE : I have been working for three years.

HAD been
PAST PERFECT PROGRESSIVE
Nagsimula noon, nagpatuloy at natapos din noon.

There are 2 actions.

FORM : had been “verb”-ing for “length of time” + “2nd Event”

EXAMPLE : had been work ing for three years when i decided to quit my job.

EXAMPLE : I had been teaching for three years when i decided to quit my job.

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Daniel__________ training for the New York marathon for three years.

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Daniel__________ training for the New York marathon for three years when he got injured.

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