PAST PERFECT

CONTINUOUS TENSE
GRAMMAR PRESENTATION
 WHEN TO USE
PAST PERFECT
CONTINUOUS?
ACTIONS OVER A PERIOD OF TIME
It is used to describe actions or events that
started in the past, continued for some time,
and may have just recently ended.
Example: “She had been playing the piano
for two hours before dinner.”
(This means she started playing the piano before
dinner and continued playing for two hours.)
EMPHASIZING DURATION
This tense is helpful when we want to emphasize
how long an action was happening before
something else occurred.
Example: “I had been studying all night when
I finally understood the lesson.”
(This shows that I was studying for an extended
period before understanding the lesson.)
HOW TO FORM
PAST PERFECT
CONTINUOUS?
POSITIVE FORM
Start with the subject, add "had been,"
and then add the base form of the verb with -ing.
Examples: “We had been playing soccer for hours.”
“She had been reading a book all evening.”
NEGATIVE FORM
Use "not" after "had been" to form negative sentences.
You can also use the contraction form “hadn’t”.
Examples: “He hadn't been practicing the guitar for long.”
“They hadn't been watching TV all day.”
QUESTION FORM
Begin with “had,” add the subject, and then
add “been” and the base form of the verb with -ing.
Examples: “Had you been working on the project?”
“Had she been swimming when it started raining?”
TIME TO FORM SOME SENTENCES
IN PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS!
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