15sentences of past prefect continuous tense
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Past perfect continuous tense :-
The past perfect continuous tense (also known as the past perfect progressive tense) shows that an action that started in the past continued up until another time in the past. The past perfect continuous tense is constructed using had been + the verb’s present participle (root + -ing).
Examples are :-
1. He had been drinking milk out the carton when Mom walked into the kitchen.
2. I had been working at the company for five years when I got the promotion.
3. When, for, since, and before are words that you may see used alongside the past perfect continuous tense.
4. Martha had been walking three miles a day before she broke her leg.
5. The program that was terminated had been working well since 1945.
6. Cathy had been playing the piano for 35 years when she was finally asked to do a solo with the local orchestra.
7. He had been throwing rocks at her window for five minutes before she finally came out on the balcony and said, “Hey, Romeo.”
8. They have been talking for the last hour.
9. I had never seen such a beautiful beach before I went to Kauai.
10. The dance program that was terminated had been working well since 19th centuary.
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Examples of Past Perfect Continuous Tense
1) I had been writing articles on various topics for three hours.
2) He had been reading different kinds of books since morning.
3) They had been playing football in that field before it started to rain.
4) Jane had been gossiping in the coffee shop for two hours.
5) Jeff had been studying in the library before he came to the class.
6) We had been shopping in that shop before we came home.
7) We had been watching a movie in this Cineplex for three hours.
8) You had been shopping in that market before you came home.
9) I had been singing different kinds of songs for an hour.
10) I had been listening to melodious songs for two hours.
11) Tom had been traveling around the world since the month of December.
12)They had been playing hockey on that field for three hours.
13) The poet had been writing romantic poems since morning.
14) The lyricist had been writing realistic songs since the beginning of his career.
15) Had you not been enjoying the concert for three hours?