Past Perfect Continuous Tense which is often called as Past Perfect Progressive Tense. First form of verb with ‘ing’ means present participle is used with Singular & Plural Subjects. Singular Subjects are he, she, it and single name. Plural Subjects are I, We, They, You and many things.
Past Perfect Continuous Tense
Helping Verbs and form of verb
| Helping Verbs | Forms of Verb |
| Had + been | 1st form of verb (with ing used for all subjects) |
Identification & Formation
Affirmative Sentences (positive)
| Subject | Helping Verb | Been | Verb | Object | Since/For | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| She | had | been | helping | Ayesha | since | 2015 |
| They | had | been | reading | book | for | two hours |
| I | had | been | playing | volley ball | for | 30 minutes |
Negative Sentences (negative)
| Subject | Helping Verb | not been | Verb | Object | Since/For | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| She | had | not been | helping | Ayesha | since | 2015 |
| They | had | not been | reading | book | for | two hours |
| I | had | not been | playing | volley ball | for | 30 minutes |
Interrogative Sentences (question)
| Helping verb | Subject | Been | Verb | Object | Since/For | Event | Punctuation Mark |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Had | you | been | helping | Ayesha | since | 2015 | ? |
| Had | he | been | reading | book | for | two hours | ? |
| Had | I | been | playing | volley ball | for | 30 minutes | ? |
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#1. Tom had been traveling around the world ______ the month of December.
#2. Had many of the students been participating in sports ______ three years?
#3. He had been taking bath ______ evening.
#4. Girls ______ clapping and dancing for two hours.
#5. Had + Subject + ______ + Present Participle + Object + since/for + event
#6. Subject + had been + ______ + Object + since/for + event
#7. The structure of Past Perfect Continuous Tense is:
#8. He had been reading different kinds of books ______ morning.
#9. Many of the students had been participating in sports ______ three years.
#10. _____ had not been riding a horse for two years.
Note: Past Perfect Continuous Sentence must have “had been“ included in all type of sentences.
