БичлэгThe past perfect continuous tense
Statements | Statements | Questions | Short answer | Short answer |
I had been working | I hadn’t been working | Had I been working...? | Yes, I had. | No, I hadn't. |
He had been working | He hadn’t been working | Had he been working ...? | Yes, he had. | No, he hadn't. |
She had been working. | She hadn’t been working | Had she been working ...? | Yes, she had. | No, she hadn't. |
It had been working | It hadn’t been working. | Had it been working ...? | Yes, it had. | No, it hadn't. |
You had been working. | You hadn’t been working | Had you been working...? | Yes you had. | No, you hadn't. |
We had been working | We hadn’t been working | Had we been working...? | Yes we had. | No, we hadn't. |
They had been working ... | They hadn’t been working. | Had they been working...? | Yes they had. | No, they hadn't. |
For example:
"By the time I left England we had been living in Bristol for five years."
"Her back was sore because she had been sitting at the computer all day."
It is also used to say how long something went on for, up to a time in the past.
For example
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We apologised because we had kept them waiting for 3 hours.
We apologised because we had kept them waiting since lunchtime.
!Note It is always for a length of time and since a point in time.
